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Sorindeia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Anacardiaceae

Order
  
Sapindales

Similar
  
Smodingium, Haplorhus peruviana, Euroschinus, Drimycarpus, Actinocheita

Sorindeia is a genus of some three dozen plant species that are native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Mascarene Islands. They are distinguished by their compound leaves, large inflorescences and distinctive fruit. In the case of S. madagascariensis, as many as 200 fruit may be carried on a pendant cluster.

Species

Species include:

  • Sorindeia africana (Engl.) Van der Veken
  • Sorindeia albiflora Engl. & K. Krause
  • Sorindeia calantha Mildbr.
  • Sorindeia collina Keay
  • Sorindeia crassifolia Engl. & K. Krause
  • Sorindeia gabonensis Bourobou & Breteler
  • Sorindeia gossweileri Exell
  • Sorindeia grandifolia Engl.
  • Sorindeia heterophylla (Kunth) Marchand
  • Sorindeia schweinfurthii Engl.
  • Sorindeia submontana Van der Veken
  • Sorindeia tchibangensis Pellegr.
  • Sorindeia tessmannii Engl.
  • Sorindeia undulata R. Fern. & A. Fern.
  • Sorindeia winkleri Engl.
  • References

    Sorindeia Wikipedia