Protorhus is a small genus of Afrotropical trees in the family Anacardiaceae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[1]
| Protorhus | |
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| P. longifolia at Kirstenbosch | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Protorhus Engl. |
| Type species | |
| Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl.
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Taxonomy edit
Protorhus is placed in tribe Rhoeae, subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. The genus Abrahamia with 19 Madagascan taxa was separated from Protorhus in 2004.(Pell 2004)
Species edit
The species are:[2]
- Protorhus fulva Engl. – Madagascar
- Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl. – South Africa
- Protorhus thouarsii Engl.
Formerly listed;
- Protorhus buxifolia H. Perrier, transferred to Abrahamia buxifolia (H. Perrier) Randrian. & Lowry
References edit
- ^ Randrianasolo, Armand (1998). Systematics and evolution of three Malagasy genera of Anacardiaceae: Micronychia Oliv., Protorhus Engl. and Rhus section Baronia (Baker) H. Perrier (PhD). University of Missouri. ProQuest 304469871.
- ^ "Protorhus". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
Bibliography edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Protorhus.
- Pell, Susan Katherine (May 2004). Molecular systematics of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) (PDF). Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University. Archived from the original (PhD thesis) on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2017-02-20.