''Protorhus'' is a small

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of Afrotropical trees in the family

Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...

. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

Taxonomy

''Protorhus'' is placed in

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Rhoeae, subfamily

Anacardioideae Anacardioideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of t ...

of the family Anacardiaceae. The genus ''

Abrahamia ''Abrahamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Mad ...

'' with 19 Madagascan taxa was separated from ''Protorhus'' in 2004.(Pell 2004)

Species

The species are: * ''

Protorhus fulva ''Protorhus'' is a small genus of Afrotropical trees in the family Anacardiaceae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Taxonomy ''Protorhus'' is placed in tribe Rhoeae, subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacard ...

'' Engl. –

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

* ''

Protorhus longifolia ''Protorhus longifolia'', the red beech, is a medium to large, mostly dioecious species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to South Africa and Eswatini, where it occurs in well-watered situations from coastal elevations to 1,250 m ...

'' (Bernh.) Engl. –

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* ''

Protorhus thouarsii ''Protorhus'' is a small genus of Afrotropical trees in the family Anacardiaceae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Taxonomy ''Protorhus'' is placed in tribe Rhoeae, subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacard ...

'' Formerly listed; * ''Protorhus buxifolia'' H. Perrier, transferred to ''

Abrahamia buxifolia ''Abrahamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Member ...

'' (H. Perrier) Randrian. & Lowry

References

Bibliography

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q9063326 Anacardiaceae genera Dioecious plants