Sarcopteryx
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| Sarcopteryx | |
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| Sarcopteryx stipata - Steelwood tree, eastern Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Tribe: | Cupanieae |
| Genus: | Sarcopteryx Radlk.[1][2][3] |
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Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae.[1][2][3][4] They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas.[2][3][5][6][7]
They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits.[5]
The generic name Sarcopteryx translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek sarco means fleshy, and pteron is "a wing".[8]
