Rhysotoechia is a genus of plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae which is native to parts of Malesia and Australia.

Rhysotoechia
Rhysotoechia bifoliolata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Tribe: Cupanieae
Genus: Rhysotoechia
Radlk.[1][2]
Species

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Taxonomy

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The genus was created in 1879 by the Bavarian-born botanist Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer.[3] The type species is Rhysotoechia mortoniana, based on Cupania mortoniana F.Muell..[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Species in this genus inhabit rainforest or rainforest margins, from Borneo east to New Guinea, and from the Philippines south to eastern Australia.[4][5][6]

Species

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The following list includes all 19 species of Rhysotoechia that are accepted by both Plants of the World Online and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.[5][7]

References

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  1. ^ Etman, B. (1994). "A taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of Rhysotoechia (Sapindaceae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 39 (1): 41–71. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Rhysotoechia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Rhysotoechia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Reynolds, S.T. (1984). "Notes on Sapindaceae, III". Austrobaileya: A Journal of Plant Systematics. 2 (1): 41–44. doi:10.5962/p.365524. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Rhysotoechia Radlk". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Etman, B. (1994). Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P.W.; van Welzen, P.C. (eds.). Flora Malesiana. Vol. 11 (3). Djakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. pp. 704–713. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Rhysotoechia Radlk". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. ^ Reynolds, S.T. (2022). Busby, John R.; Kodela, P.G. (eds.). "Rhysotoechia bifoliolata Radlk". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ^ Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Rhysotoechia bifoliolata subsp. nitida S.T.Reynolds". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ^ Takeuchi, W. (2001). "A distinctive new Rhysotoechia (Sapindaceae) from Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Blumea. 46 (3): 569–573. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ^ Reynolds, S.T. (2022). Busby, John R.; Kodela, P.G. (eds.). "Rhysotoechia flavescens Radlk". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ^ Kodela, P.G. (2022). "Rhysotoechia florulenta". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ^ Reynolds, S.T. (2022). Busby, John R.; Kodela, P.G. (eds.). "Rhysotoechia mortoniana (F.Muell.) Radlk". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. ^ Takeuchi, Wayne (7 Aug 2012). "Modern sequels to the Kaiserin-Augusta-Fluss itinerary of Carl Ledermann: Rhysotoechia welzeniana sp. nov. (Sapindaceae), a remarkable species from the upper Sepik of Papua New Guinea". Phytotaxa. 61: 55–60. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.61.1.5. Retrieved 18 October 2023.