Serjania

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Serjania
Serjania membranacea - Jardin Botanique de Lyon - DSC05373.JPG
Serjania membranacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Serjania
Mill. [1]
Type species
Serjania sinuata
Species

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Serjania is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. The name honours French Minim friar Philippe Sergeant. [3] [4]

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S. reticulata

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References

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  2. "Serjania Mill". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2466. ISBN   978-0-8493-2678-3.
  4. Plumier, Charles. Nova plantarum americanarum genera (1703)
  5. "Serjania". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  6. 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Serjania". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-07-26.