Xerospermum[1] is a small genus of Asian plants of the family Sapindaceae.
| Xerospermum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Tribe: | Nephelieae |
| Genus: | Xerospermum Blume, 1850 |
Species
editPlants of the World Online currently (February 2024) includes:[2]
- Xerospermum laevigatum Radlk. - Bangladesh, Indochina (not Vietnam), West Malesia
- Xerospermum noronhianum (Blume) Blume - Bangladesh, Indochina, West Malesia
Note: at least 19 species names of this genus, including X. bonii (Lecomte) Radlk., are now considered synonymous with the type species, which is X. noronhianum.
- Xerospermum cochinchinense and X. laoticum Gagnep. are now synonyms of Nephelium hypoleucum Kurz
References
edit- ^ Blume KL von (1847 publ. 1849) Rumphia 3: 99.
- ^ "Xerospermum Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
edit- Flickr: image of fruit
Data related to Xerospermum at Wikispecies- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
