Sarcopteryx

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Sarcopteryx
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Sarcopteryx stipata - Steelwood tree, eastern Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Tribe: Cupanieae
Genus: Sarcopteryx
Radlk. [1] [2] [3]
Species

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Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas. [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]

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They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits. [5]

The generic name Sarcopteryx translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek sarco means fleshy, and pteron is "a wing". [8]

Species

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References

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