Sorindeia
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| Sorindeia | |
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| Stem, leaves and fruits of Sorindeia madagascariensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Sorindeia Thouars (1806) |
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Sorindeia is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It includes ten species native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands.[1] They are distinguished by their compound leaves, large inflorescences and distinctive fruit. In the case of S. madagascariensis, as many as 200 fruit may be carried on a pendant cluster.[2]
