Sorindeia is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It includes ten species native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands.[1] 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.[2]

Sorindeia
Stem, leaves and fruits of Sorindeia madagascariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Sorindeia
Thouars (1806)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dupuisia A.Rich. (1832)
  • Sorindeiopsis Engl. (1905)

Species

edit

Ten species are accepted.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Sorindeia Thouars. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Nelson, Gil. The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. p. 86.
edit