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. They occur in

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. They have hairy leaves and twigs,

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flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits. The generic name ''Sarcopteryx'' translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek ''sarco'' means fleshy, and ''pteron'' is "a wing".

Species

* '' Sarcopteryx acuminata'' – Qld, Australia * '' Sarcopteryx brachyphylla'' – New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx caudata'' – New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx coriacea'' – Vogelkop Peninsula, New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx crispata'' – New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx martyana'' – Qld, Australia * '' Sarcopteryx montana'' – Qld, Australia * '' Sarcopteryx reticulata'' – Qld, Australia * '' Sarcopteryx rigida'' – New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx rubiginosa'' – New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx squamosa'' – New Guinea * '' Sarcopteryx stipata'' , steelwood, corduroy – Qld, NSW, Australia

References

External links

* Flora of Malesia Flora of New Guinea Flora of Papua New Guinea Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Sapindales of Australia Sapindaceae Sapindaceae genera {{sapindales-stub