Kingdom Plantae Family Anacardiaceae Rank Genus | Order Sapindales Subfamily Spondiadoideae | |
Similar Drimycarpus, Euroschinus, Pleiogynium, Smodingium, Cyrtocarpa | ||
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Pegia is a genus of plants in the subfamily Spondiadoideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae.
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Pegia apollon 2009 2010
Description
Pegia species grow as shrubs, sarmentose trees or lianas. They are polygamous, woody climbers. The ovoid or oblong fruits have a red or purple skin with a red mesocarp. Pegia species grow naturally in tropical Asia.
Species
The Plant List and Flora of China recognise about 2 accepted species:
References
Pegia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA