''Allophylus'' is a genus within the

plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

family

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include Aesculus, horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The ...

. It includes 211 species with a

pantropical A pantropical ("all tropics") distribution is one which covers tropical regions of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. Examples of species include caecilians, modern sirenians and the plant genera ''Acacia'' and ''Bacopa''. ''Neotropical' ...

distribution.

Selected species

* '' Allophylus agbala'' – Central Africa (DRC) * '' Allophylus aldabricus'' – Indian Ocean (Seychelles) * '' Allophylus bullatus'' – Central Africa * '' Allophylus chartaceus'' – South/Southeast Asia * '' Allophylus chirindensis'' – Southern Africa * '' Allophylus cobbe'' – Pantropical * '' Allophylus decipiens'' – Southern Africa * '' Allophylus dodsonii'' – South America (Ecuador) * '' Allophylus edulis'' – South America * '' Allophylus natalensis'' – Southern Africa * '' Allophylus pachyphyllus'' – Caribbean (Jamaica) * '' Allophylus rapensis'' – Oceania (French Polynesia) * '' Allophylus rhomboidalis'' – Oceania (French Polynesia and Pitcairn) * '' Allophylus rubifolius'' – eastern to southern Africa and Arabian Peninsula **''Allophylus rubifolius var. alnifolius'' **''Allophylus rubifolius var. dasystachys'' ** ''Allophylus rubifolius'' var. ''rhusiphyllus'' **''Allophylus rubifolius'' var. ''rubifolius'' * '' Allophylus timoriensis'' – Southeast Asia, Pacific * ''

Allophylus zeylanicus ''Allophylus zeylanicus'' ( - ''wal kobbe'') is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island ...

'' – Sri Lanka

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Sapindaceae genera Pantropical flora Taxa described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{sapindales-stub