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Monotypic Sapindaceae genera

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Xanthoceras
Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the yellowhorn, shiny leaf yellowhorn, goldenhorn, or Chinese flowering chestnut, is a woody oil tree species in the family Sapindaceae, and the only species in the genus Xanthoceras. It is native to northern China in the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Shandong. It is also cultivated in Russia, having been imported there since the 19th Century. The genus name Xanthoceras (which translates as "yellow horn") is considered to be the most basal member of the family Sapindaceae. The specific epithet sorbifolium refers to the l
Schleichera
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Ungnadia
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Bridgesia
Bridgesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. The sole species, Bridgesia incisifolia, grows as a shrub in Chile.
Hypelate
Hypelate trifoliata, commonly known as white ironwood or inkwood, is a small tree in the soapberry family. It is native to extreme southern Florida and islands of the Caribbean. It has trifoliate leaves and produces small flowers in early summer.
Athyana
Athyana is a monospecific genus of plant in the family Sapindaceae, containing only Athyana weinmanniifolia. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Eurycorymbus
Eurycorymbus cavaleriei is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae and the single species in the genus Eurycorymbus. It is found in China and Taiwan, where it is threatened by habitat loss.
Otonephelium
Otonephelium stipulaceum is species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is a tree native to southern India. It is the sole species in genus Otonephelium. The genus is closely related to Litchi and Dimocarpus.
Smelophyllum
Smelophyllum capense is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It is the sole species in genus Smelophyllum. It is a tree endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Delavaya
Delavaya is a monotypic genus of shrub or small tree endemic to southwestern China and northern Vietnam. The sole species is Delavaya yunnanensis.
Pseudopancovia
Pseudopancovia heteropetala is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pseudopancovia .
Gloeocarpus
Gloeocarpus is a genus of Sapindaceae containing the single plant species Gloeocarpus patentivalvis. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Chonopetalum
Chonopetalum stenodictyum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It is a tree endemic to mainland Equatorial Guinea in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Chonopetalum.
Euchorium
Euchorium is a monospecific genus of plants in the family Sapindaceae. The only species, Euchorium cubense is endemic to Viñales, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. It has not been relocated since its discovery despite several searches, and is thus considered extinct.
Pappea
Pappea capensis is a South African tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only species in the genus Pappea.
Pentascyphus
Pentascyphus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Handeliodendron
Handeliodendron bodinieri is a rare deciduous tree/shrub native to China and the only species in the monotypic genus Handeliodendron.
Gongrospermum
Gongrospermum is a monotypic plant genus of Sapindaceae endemic to the Philippines, on Luzon.
Scyphonychium
Scyphonychium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. The only species is Scyphonychium multiflorum.
Hippobromus
Hippobromus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is Southern Africa. The only species is Hippobromus pauciflorus (Afrikaans: Baster-perdepis = false horse urine), commonly known as false horsewood.
Euphorianthus
Euphorianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Loxodiscus
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. Its closest relatives are Cossinia, Diplopeltis, Dodonaea and Harpullia.
Castanospora
thumb|Foliage Castanospora is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus containing only one species) in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae. The sole species is Castanospora alphandii, commonly known as brown tamarind, which grows naturally in rainforests of eastern Australia from about Coffs Harbour in mid north New South Wales, as far north as Rossville in far north Queensland.
Bizonula
Bizonula letestui is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It is a tree endemic to Gabon in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Bizonula.
Hornea
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Arfeuillea
Arfeuillea is a monotypic genus in the family Sapindaceae with Arfeuillea arborescens as its only species. Commonly known as hop tree, this species is characterized by compound leaves arranged spirally around the branches, flowers with small white petals and larger red sepals, and dehiscent papery yellow fruits with two black seeds encased. It is native to Laos and Thailand but is cultivated only and not found in the wild. The species serves as a street tree across its native range and in Malaysia and Singapore, and its antioxidant-rich leaves are included in many Thai herbal medicines.