''Protorhus'' is a small
genus
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of
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
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
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Taxonomy
''Protorhus'' is placed in
tribe
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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 dioecy, 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 ...
''
(Bernh.) Engl. –
South Africa
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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 found in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Mad ...
''
(H. Perrier) Randrian. & Lowry
References
Bibliography
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Anacardiaceae genera
Dioecious plants