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Sarcopteryx
Sign in to saveSarcopteryx 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.
Species
steelwood
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySapindaceae
Observations642
General: Sarcopteryx can be recognised by the reticulate venation
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Collections
- A, BPBM, MEL, MIN
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sapindaceae
- Image
- Sarcopteryx stipata leaves.jpg
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- Category:Sarcopteryx
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarcopteryx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.