''Sersalisia'' is a genus of trees in the family
Sapotaceae
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described as a genus in 1810.
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Past circumscriptions of the genus have included more species, several of which have now been transferred to other genera. Recent phylogenetic and morphological studies support 5-7 species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Malesia.[Swenson, U., Nylinder, S., Marticorena, A., Thulin, M. and Lepschi, B. (2023), Phylogenetic position and reinstatement of ''Gayella'' (Sapotaceae), a monotypic genus endemic to Chile with an Eocene origin in continental Australia. ''Taxon'', 72: 360-374. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12826] ''Plants of the World Online
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History
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'' currently accepts five species.
Species
5 species are currently accepted.[
*'' Sersalisia luzoniensis'' – Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, and New Guinea
*'' Sersalisia obpyriformis'' – northeastern ]Queensland
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*'' Sersalisia sericea'' (Aiton) R.Br. - Queensland, Northern Territory
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*'' Sersalisia sessiliflora'' (C.T.White) Aubrév. - northeastern Queensland
*'' Sersalisia unmackiana'' – northern Queensland
References
Chrysophylloideae
Sapotaceae genera
Taxa described in 1810
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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