Sarcotoechia

Sarcotoechia is a genus of tropical rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae.

Ten to eleven species are known to science as of July 2013, found growing naturally in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Molecular phylogenetic studies challenge the limits of the genus.^[6]

Species

This listing was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index, the Australian Plant Census, the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (2010) information system, original taxonomic research publications, Flora Malesiana and the Flora of Australia.

• Sarcotoechia angulata Leenh. – New Guinea^[7]
• Sarcotoechia apetala Leenh. – New Guinea^[8]
• Sarcotoechia bilocularis Leenh. – New Guinea^[9]
• Sarcotoechia cuneata Radlk. – NE. Qld endemic^[10][11]
• Sarcotoechia heterophylla S.T.Reynolds – Eungella range region, mid NE. Qld endemic^[12]
• Sarcotoechia lanceolata (C.T.White) S.T.Reynolds – NE. Qld endemic^[13][14]

– synonym: base name: Toechima lanceolatum C.T.White^[1]

• Sarcotoechia planitiei Leenh. – New Guinea^[15]
• Sarcotoechia protracta Radlk. – NE. Qld endemic^[16][17]
• Sarcotoechia serrata S.T.Reynolds – NE. Qld endemic^[18][19]
• Sarcotoechia villosa S.T.Reynolds – NE. Qld endemic^[20][21]

Accepted by the authoritative Flora Malesiana while awaiting formal description and publication, as a provisionally published name and description

• Sarcotoechia sp. Leenh. —based on Pullen 5452 (L), SE. New Guinea – New Guinea^{[2]: 202  [22]}

References

Cited works

• F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Home". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
• Leenhouts, P. W. (1994). "Sarcotoechia". In Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P. W.; van Welzen, P. C. (eds.). Flora Malesiana. Series I, Spermatophyta : Flowering Plants. Vol. 11 pt. 3: Sapindaceae. Leiden, The Netherlands: Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University. pp. 723–727. ISBN 90-71236-21-8.

• Reynolds, S. T. (1985). "Sarcotoechia". Flora of Australia: Volume 25—Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 82–86. ISBN 978-0-644-03724-2.