Loxodiscus

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Loxodiscus
Loxodiscus coriaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Dodonaeoideae
Genus: Loxodiscus
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Species:
L. coriaceus
Binomial name
Loxodiscus coriaceus
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Loxodiscus coriaceus is a species of shrubs in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Loxodiscus.[1] Its closest relatives are Cossinia, Diplopeltis, Dodonaea and Harpullia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221.
  2. ^ Buerki, S., F. Forest, M. W. Callmander, P. P. Lowry, D. S. Devey, and J. Munzinger. (2012) Phylogenetic Inference of New Caledonian Lineages of Sapindaceae: Molecular Evidence Requires a Reassessment of Generic Circumscriptions. Taxon 61 (1): 109–19.