''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.

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Allophylus agbala ''Allophylus agbala'' is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the l ...

'' – Central Africa (DRC) * '' Allophylus aldabricus'' – Indian Ocean (Seychelles) * '' Allophylus bullatus'' – Central Africa * ''

Allophylus chartaceus ''Allophylus chartaceus'' is a species of flowering plant species in the family ''Sapindaceae''. Engler & Prantl, Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III. (5): 313. 1895 It is native to China, India, and Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom o ...

'' – South/Southeast Asia * ''

Allophylus chirindensis ''Allophylus chirindensis'' is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occu ...

'' – Southern Africa * ''

Allophylus cobbe ''Allophylus cobbe'', commonly known as titberry or Indian allophylus, is a pantropical, shrub in the family Sapindaceae with many uses in traditional medicine. It has a highly variable morphology throughout its range and may prove to be more tha ...

'' – Pantropical * ''

Allophylus decipiens ''Allophylus decipiens'' ( E.Mey.) Radlk., commonly known as the bastard taaibos, is a multi- or single-stemmed, small, evergreen tree about 3–4 m in height occurring in coastal forest, fringe forest and thickets, and wooded ravines and streams ...

'' – Southern Africa * '' Allophylus dodsonii'' – South America (Ecuador) * ''

Allophylus edulis ''Allophylus edulis'' () is a plant species in the genus ''Allophylus'' endemic to the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. Phytochemistry Quebrachitol, a cyclitol, and viridiflorol, a sesquiterpenoid Sesquiterpenes ar ...

'' – South America * ''

Allophylus natalensis ''Allophylus natalensis'', commonly known as the dune false crowberry or dune false currant, is a species of plant in the genus ''Allophylus'' native to south-eastern Africa. Description ''Allophylus natalensis'' is a small evergreen tree with a ...

'' – Southern Africa * ''

Allophylus pachyphyllus ''Allophylus pachyphyllus'' is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola— ...

'' – Caribbean (Jamaica) * '' Allophylus rapensis'' – Oceania (French Polynesia) * '' Allophylus rhomboidalis'' – Oceania (French Polynesia and Pitcairn) * ''

Allophylus rubifolius ''Allophyllus rubifolius'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern, east-central, and southeastern Africa, ranging from Eritrea to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kwazulu-Natal, and ...

'' – 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 ''Allophylus timoriensis'' (synonym ''Allophylus marquesensis'') is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It conta ...

'' – 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