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Sapindaceae (litchi, maple and horse chestnut family) Life
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Includes members of the former family Aceraceae and Hippocastanaceae.
Genera native or naturalised (*) in southern Africa
List from Archer (2000).
Allophylus About 200
species but species limits are debatable. There are about 8 species in
southern Africa. |
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Atalaya About 9 species,
native from Australia to Indochina, and in southern Africa where
there are 3 species. |
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Blighia The 3 species are
native to tropical Africa, with one species, Blighia unijugata,
occurring in southern Africa. |
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Cardiospermum There are
12-20 species, native mainly to tropical America but with 3 species native
to southern Africa. In addition, Cardiospermum grandiflorum
(Balloon vine, Blaasklimop)
is a naturalised species that is a
declared Category 1 invader plant in South Africa. |
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Deinbollia About 30-40
species, native to Africa and Madagascar, with 1 species, Deinbollia
oblongifolia occurring in southern Africa. |
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Dodonaea About 68 species,
mainly native to Australia but with one widespread species, Dodonaea
viscosa, in southern Africa. |
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Erythrophysa About 5
species, native to Africa, with 2 species native to southern Africa. |
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Haplocoelum About 7
species, native to Africa and Madagascar, with 1 species, Haplocoelum
gallense, occurring in southern Africa (subtropical bush of
KwaZulu-Natal). |
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Hippobromus One species, Hippobromus
pauciflorus, native to southern Africa. |
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Pancovia About 10-12
species, with 1 species, Pancovia golungensis, native to southern
Africa. |
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Pappea One species, Pappea
capensis, native to Africa, including southern Africa. |
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Paullinia About 200
species, native mainly to tropical and subtropical America, but with 1
species, Paullinia pinnata, widespread in Africa, including
southern Africa. |
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Smelophyllum One species, Smelophyllum
capense, native to southern Africa. |
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Stadmannia One species, Stadmannia
oppositifolia, native to Africa and Madagascar, extending into
northeastern southern Africa. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Acer (maples)
21 species cultivated. |
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Aesculus (horse chestnut genus)
Three species and one hybrid cultivated. |
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Sapindus Four
species cultivated. |
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Dimocarpus longan (Longan,
Long-yan, Lingkeng, Mata kuching) Indigenous from India to
New Guinea. |
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Litchi chinensis (Litchi,
Lychee) Indigenous from China to Cambodia. |
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Koelreuteria
Three species cultivated. |
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Harpullia pendula (Tulipwood)
Indigenous to northeast Australia. |
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Xanthoceras sorbifolia
Indigenous to China. |
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Ungnadia speciosa (Mexican
buckeye) Indigenous to southwest USA and Mexico. |
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Publications
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Archer, R.F. 2000. Sapindaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 503-506.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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