Allophylus chartaceus

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Allophylus chartaceus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Allophylus
Species:
A. chartaceus
Binomial name
Allophylus chartaceus
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Schmidelia chartaceaKurz
  • Croton bhasanthiaeT.K.Paul
  • Allophylus zeylanicus var. grandifoliusHiern

Allophylus chartaceus is a species of flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae . [1] [3] [4] It is native to China, India, and Bhutan. [2]

The plant is a shrub with simple leaves, and inflorescences in pairs or groups rather than solitary. It produces fleshy red fruits up to 1 cm in diameter. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Allophylus chartaceus (Kurz) Radlk". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of China vol 12 page 22.
  3. "Allophylus chartaceus (Kurz) Radlk". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  4. Engler & Prantl, Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III. (5): 313. 1895