Pleiogynium

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Pleiogynium
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Pleiogynium timoriense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Spondiadoideae
Genus: Pleiogynium
Engl.
Type species
Pleiogynium solandri

Pleiogynium is a genus of flowering plant of the family Anacardiaceae. It was defined by German botanist Adolf Engler in 1883. [1] The Burdekin plum ( P. timoriense ) is a notable member.

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References

  1. "Pleiogynium Engl". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.