''Sapindus chrysotrichus'' is a tree species 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 ...
and tribe
Sapindeae described by
François Gagnepain
François Gagnepain (23 September 1866 – 25 January 1952) was a French botanist. The standard botanical author abbreviation Gagnep. is applied to plants described by Gagnepain.
With Achille Eugène Finet, he named a number of species with ...
in 1947.
[Gagnepain F (1947) ''Notul. Syst.'' (Paris) 13: 67.] This species is restricted to southern Vietnam, where it grows primarily in the
seasonal tropical forest
Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropic ...
biome.
[Plants of the World Online: ''Sapindus chrysotrichus'' Gagnep.]
(retrieved 24 February 2024)
Description
Known in Vietnam as ''Chét'' (although many species of ''Sapindus'' are usually called ''Bồ hòn''), this tree species grows up to 13 m tall and Gagnepain's original description was from the
Phan Rang Phan may refer to:
* Phan (surname), a Vietnamese family name
* Phan District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
* Phan River
The Phan River () is a river of Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam.Vietnam Administrative Atlas, NXB Bản Đồ, 2004 It flo ...
area. The name probably describes the two metallic brown-red hairy scales, sheathing the petals; leaflets are in 1-2 pairs. The seeds are relatively large (15 mm) grouped in 1-3
mericarps.
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. II (entry: 5195) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.]
References
External links
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Flora of Indo-China
chrysotrichus
Saponaceous plants
Endemic flora of Vietnam