| Talisia | |
|---|---|
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| Talisia olivaeformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Talisia Aubl. [1] |
| Species | |
See text | |
Talisia is a genus of 52 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The genus is closely related to Melicoccus , with some species sometimes included in that genus.
The species are evergreen trees and shrubs growing to 20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. The flowers are individually inconspicuous, produced in panicles. The fruit is an oval drupe 2–4 cm long containing one or two seeds surrounded by a translucent crisp, juicy layer of fruit pulp and a thin orange or brown skin; in several species the fruit pulp is edible.
- Selected species
- Talisia acutifolia
- Talisia angustifolia
- Talisia bullata
- Talisia carinata
- Talisia caudata
- Talisia cerasina
- Talisia chartacea
- Talisia clathrata
- Talisia cerasina
- Talisia coriacea
- Talisia croatii
- Talisia cupularis
- Talisia dasyclada
- Talisia douradoensis
- Talisia equatoriensis
- Talisia esculenta
- Talisia eximia
- Talisia firma
- Talisia floresii
- Talisia furfuracea
- Talisia ghilleana
- Talisia guianensis
- Talisia granulosa
- Talisia hemidasya
- Talisia hexaphylla
- Talisia laevigata
- Talisia lanata
- Talisia longifolia
- Talisia macrophylla
- Talisia marleana
- Talisia megaphylla
- Talisia microphylla
- Talisia mollis
- Talisia morii
- Talisia nervosa
- Talisia obovata
- Talisia oedipoda
- Talisia pachycarpa
- Talisia parviflora
- Talisia pilosula
- Talisia pinnata
- Talisia praealta
- Talisia princeps
- Talisia retusa
- Talisia setigera
- Talisia simaboides
- Talisia squarrosa
- Talisia stricta
- Talisia subalbens
- Talisia sylvatica
- Talisia velutina
- Talisia veraluciana
