Euroschinus

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Euroschinus

Description

Trees, very rarely shrubs. Leaves spiral, paripinnate, petioled. Inflorescences axillary, rarely cauliflorous, sometimes terminal (extra-Mal. spp.), paniculate. Flowers unisexual or bisexual (plants polygamous). Petals 5 (or 4), imbricate, glabrous. Stamens twice the number of petals; Ovary ovoid, 1-celled and 1-ovuled; Seed with testa free from the endocarp;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Australasia, New Britain present, New Caledonia present
Species 6, four of them in New Caledonia, one in Australia, and one in Malesia (New Guinea) and New Britain.

Notes

The leaves in this genus are invariably paripinnate, the rachis showing a distinct extension above the insertion of the highest leaflet. . This structure is unique among Malesian Anacardiaceae.

Citation

MARCH. 1869: Rév. Anacard.: 59
Engl. 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 321