''Mischarytera'' is a genus of rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...

. Four species are known to science , found growing naturally in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea. Formerly until 1995, they had names within the genus ''

Arytera ''Arytera'' is a genus of about twenty–eight species known to science, of trees and shrubs and constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae. They grow naturally in New Guinea, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Australia, the Solomon Islands, ...

'', subgenus ''Mischarytera''. In 2006 botanist Paul I. Forster formally scientifically described ''

Mischarytera megaphylla ''Mischarytera'' is a genus of rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae. Four species are known to science , found growing naturally in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea. Formerly until 1995, they had ...

'' based on specimens collected from trees of a restricted area (endemic) of the lowland Daintree Rainforest region, part of the larger Wet Tropics region of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Before the formal description these trees were known and informally described as ''Mischarytera'' sp. Oliver Creek ( L.J.Webb+ 10903) Qld Herbarium and Sapindaceae sp. (Noah Creek BG 6026).

Species

* '' Mischarytera bullata'' – New Guinea endemic : – synonym: base name: ''Arytera bullata'' * ''

Mischarytera lautereriana ''Mischarytera'' is a genus of rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae. Four species are known to science , found growing naturally in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea. Formerly until 1995, they had ...

'' ; Corduroy Tamarind – NE. to SE. Qld endemic : – synonyms: base name: ''Nephelium lautererianum'' ; nomenclatural: ''Arytera lautereriana'' * '' Mischarytera macrobotrys'' – Cape York Peninsula, Qld and New Guinea : – synonyms: base name: ''Mischocarpus macrobotrys'' ; nomenclatural: ''Arytera macrobotrys'' * ''

'' – NE. Qld endemic : – synonyms: ''Mischarytera'' sp. Oliver Creek ( L.J.Webb + 10903) Qld Herbarium; Sapindaceae sp. (Noah Creek BG 6026)

References

Cited works

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15961810 Flora of New Guinea Flora of Papua New Guinea Flora of Queensland Sapindales of Australia Sapindaceae genera Sapindaceae