''Cnesmocarpon'' is a genus of 4 species of

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s known to science, constituting part of the plant family

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. They grow naturally in the rainforests of

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and north eastern

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, Australia.

Species

* '' Cnesmocarpon dasyantha'' , Pink tamarind – Australia, New Guinea : Synonyms: basionym: ''Guioa dasyantha'' ; ''Jagera dasyantha'' ; ''Jagera discolor'' * '' Cnesmocarpon dentata'' , – New Guinea * '' Cnesmocarpon discoloroides'' , – New Guinea * '' Cnesmocarpon montana'' , – New Guinea

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15961784 Sapindaceae Sapindaceae genera