Diplopeltis
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Diplopeltis, commonly known as Pepperflower, is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the soapberry
family, Sapindaceae
. Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the soapberry
Sapindus
Sapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the Lychee family, Sapindaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and New World. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Members of the genus are commonly known as...
family, Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
. Species include:
- Diplopeltis eriocarpa (Benth.) Hemsl. - Hairy Pepperflower
- Diplopeltis huegelii Endl.
- Diplopeltis intermedia A.S.George
- Diplopeltis petiolaris Benth.
- Diplopeltis stuartii F.Muell. - Desert Pepperflower