Podonephelium

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Podonephelium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Podonephelium
Baill.

Podonephelium is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Sapindaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains nine species. [1] Its closest relative is Alectryon . [2]

List of species

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References

  1. Munzinger, J.; Lowry, P.P.; Callmander, M.W.; Buerki, S. (2013). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic New Caledonian Genus Podonephelium Baill. (Sapindaceae)". Systematic Botany. 38 (4): 1105–24. doi:10.1600/036364413X674814.
  2. Buerki, S.; Forest, F.; Callmander, M.W.; Lowry, P.P.; Devey, D.S.; Munzinger, J. (2012). "Phylogenetic Inference of New Caledonian Lineages of Sapindaceae: Molecular Evidence Requires a Reassessment of Generic Circumscriptions". Taxon. 61 (1): 109–19. doi:10.1002/tax.611008.