''Podonephelium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of shrubs and trees in the 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 ...
. The genus is endemic to
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
in the Pacific and contains nine species. Its closest relative is ''
Alectryon''.
List of species
* ''
Podonephelium concolor''
* ''
Podonephelium cristagalli''
* ''
Podonephelium davidsonii''
* ''
Podonephelium gongrocarpum''
* ''
Podonephelium homei''
* ''
Podonephelium pachycaule''
* ''
Podonephelium parvifolium''
* ''
Podonephelium plicatum''
* ''
Podonephelium subaequilaterum''
References
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae genera
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
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