Serjania
Encyclopedia
Serjania is a genus of flowering plant
s in the soapberry
family, Sapindaceae
. The name honours either French monk Philippe Sergeant or French friar Paul Serjeant.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the soapberry
Sapindus
Sapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the Lychee family, Sapindaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and New World. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Members of the genus are commonly known as...
family, Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
. The name honours either French monk Philippe Sergeant or French friar Paul Serjeant.
Selected species
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Serjania pteleifolia Serjania pteleifolia is a species of plant in the Sapindaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-Source:* Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007.... Diels (Ecuador) Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher , was a Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen... |
Formerly placed here
- Paullinia cururu L. (as S. cururu (L.) Druce)