Sarcopteryx martyana

(Sarcopteryx martyana)

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Description

Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae.They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas. They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits. The generic name Sarcopteryx translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek sarco means fleshy, and pteron is "a wing".

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Sapindaceae
Genus:Sarcopteryx
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