Ganophyllum

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Ganophyllum
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Ganophyllum falcatum in Queensland
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Dodonaeoideae
Genus: Ganophyllum
Blume [1]
Species

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Ganophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. [2]

Species include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ganophyllum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Ganophyllum". The Plant List. Retrieved 12 August 2013.