Mischarytera
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| Mischarytera lautereriana, Corduroy or Rose Tamarind, by Tatiana Gerus, 19 January 2011, planted young specimen tree, Brisbane | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Tribe: | Cupanieae |
| Genus: | Mischarytera (Radlk.) H.Turner[1][2] |
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Mischarytera is a genus of rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae. Four species are known to science as of December 2013[update], found growing naturally in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea.[2][3][4][5] Formerly until 1995, they had names within the genus Arytera, subgenus Mischarytera.[1][2][6][7]
In 2006 botanist Paul I. Forster formally scientifically described Mischarytera megaphylla P.I.Forst. based on specimens collected from trees of a restricted area (endemic) of the lowland Daintree Rainforest region, part of the larger Wet Tropics region of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.[4][5] Before the formal description these trees were known and informally described as Mischarytera sp. Oliver Creek (L.J.Webb+ 10903) Qld Herbarium and Sapindaceae sp. (Noah Creek BG 6026).[2][4][5]
