''Soulamea'' is a genus of
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 ...
in family
Simaroubaceae
The Simaroubaceae, also known as the quassia family, are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phyloge ...
. They are shrubs or small trees, and are
dioecious
Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...
, with the exception of ''
Soulamea amara'', which has bisexual flowers.
It is native to parts of
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
in the West Pacific. From the Seychelles, Borneo, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea and Maluku to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji.
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Species
14 species are accepted.[
* '' Soulamea amara''
* '' Soulamea cardioptera''
* '' Soulamea cycloptera''
* '' Soulamea dagostinii''
* '' Soulamea fraxinifolia''
* '' Soulamea moratii''
* '' Soulamea muelleri''
* '' Soulamea pancheri''
* '' Soulamea pelletieri''
* '' Soulamea rigaultii''
* '' Soulamea soulameoides'' – Fiji
* '' Soulamea terminalioides'' – Seychelles
* '' Soulamea tomentosa''
* '' Soulamea trifoliata''
]
References
Sapindales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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