Nothopegia
Genus of flowering plants
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Nothopegia is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae, native to India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.[1] Out of 11 species only 8 are reported to occur in India.[2] This genus is characterised by small deciduous trees with simple leaves, racemose inflorescence, unisexual tetramerous flowers and drupaceaous fruits [3] Except Nothopegia heyneana (Hook. f.) Gamble, all other species are restricted to the Western Ghats and SW India.[3]
| Nothopegia | |
|---|---|
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| Nothopegia beddomei fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Nothopegia Blume (1850) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Glycicarpus Dalzell (1849) | |
Species include:[1]
- Nothopegia acuminata J.Sinclair
- Nothopegia aureofulva Bedd. ex Hook.f.
- Nothopegia beddomei Gamble
- Nothopegia castaneifolia (Roth) Ding Hou
- Nothopegia colebrookeana (Wight) Blume
- Nothopegia heyneana (Hook.f.) Gamble
- Nothopegia monadelpha (Roxb.) Forman
- Nothopegia sivagiriana Murugan & Manickam
- Nothopegia travancorica Bedd. ex Hook.f.
- Nothopegia vajravelui K.Ravik. & V.Lakshm.
