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Sarcopteryx

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Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae.[1][2][3][4] They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas.[2][3][5][6][7]

They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits.[5]

The generic name Sarcopteryx translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek sarco means fleshy, and pteron is "a wing".[8]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b Radlkofer, Ludwig A. T. (1879). "Ueber die Sapindaceen Holländisch-Indiens". Actes du congrès international de botanistes, d'horticulteurs, de négociants et de fabricants de produits du règne végétal tenu à Amsterdam, 1877 (in German). Leide: A. W. Sijthoff. pp. 127–.
  2. ^ a b c "Sarcopteryx%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 16 Nov 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Welzen, Peter C. van (1994). "Sarcopteryx Radlk.". In Adema, Fredericus A. C. B.; Leenhouts, Pieter W.; Welzen, Peter C. van (eds.). Sapindaceae. Flora Malesiana (Digitised, online). Series I, Spermatophyta : Flowering Plants. Vol. 11. Leiden, The Netherlands: Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University. pp. 717–723. ISBN 90-71236-21-8. Retrieved 16 Nov 2013.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Sapindaceae". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Sarcopteryx". NSW PlantNet, Australia. Retrieved 16 Nov 2013.
  6. ^ Welzen, Peter C. van. (1991). "The Malesian species of Sarcopteryx Radlk. (Sapindaceae)". Blumea. 36: 87–103. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Sally T. (1984). "Notes on Sapindaceae in Australia, III". Austrobaileya. 2 (1): 29–64. JSTOR 41739161.
  8. ^ Floyd, A.G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia. Inkata Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3.

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Sarcopteryx: Brief Summary

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Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae. They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas.

They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits.

The generic name Sarcopteryx translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek sarco means fleshy, and pteron is "a wing".

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