Lepiderema papuana

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Lepiderema papuana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Lepiderema
Species:
L. papuana
Binomial name
Lepiderema papuana

Lepiderema papuana is a tree in the lychee family Sapindaceae found only in Western New Guinea. It is the type species for Lepiderema, and is known from only a single collection. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lepiderema papuana Radlk". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. Schot, Anne M. (1994). Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (ed.). Flora Malesiana ser. I. Djakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. p. 618. Retrieved 24 April 2024.