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Serjania

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Serjania
Serjania membranacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Serjania
Mill.[1]
Diversity
c. 250 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Balsas J.Jiménez Ram. & K.Vega
  • Chimborazoa H.T.Beck
  • Houssayanthus Hunz.

Serjania is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. The name honours French Minim friar Philippe Sergeant.[2][3] Species are native to the Americas.[1]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Serjania Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2466. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
  3. ^ Plumier, Charles. Nova plantarum americanarum genera (1703)
  4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Serjania". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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