Schmardaea

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Schmardaea
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Branchlets with leaves, flowers and fruits
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Subfamily: Cedreloideae
Genus: Schmardaea
H.Karst.
Species:
S. microphylla
Binomial name
Schmardaea microphylla
(Hooker) H.Karst. ex Müll.Berol.
Synonyms [2]
  • Elutheria P.Browne
  • Elutheria microphylla (Hook.) M.Roem.
  • Guarea microphylla Hook.
  • Elutheria nobilis (H.Karst.) Triana & Planch.
  • Schmardaea nobilis H.Karst.
  • Schmardaea recordiana Dugand

Schmardaea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae . [2] [3] It solely comprises the species Schmardaea microphylla. [4]

Distribution and habitat

Found in cloud forests and dry forests at mid elevations and up to 2700 m in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Morales M, P.A.; Lopez-Gallego, C. (2024). "Schmardaea microphylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T36035A226173746. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T36035A226173746.es . Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Schmardaea H.Karst". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. "Schmardaea H.Karst". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Pennington, T.D. (1981). Meliaceae. Flora Neotropica. New York Botanical Garden. pp. 387–389.