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Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Exell, A.W. (1966) Sapindaceae FZ 2(2)
Vollesen, K. (1989) Sapindaceae Flora of Ethiopia 3
Trees, shrubs or climbers, sometimes with tendrils (Cardiospermum and Paullinia). Stipules 0 (but present in Cardiospermum). Leaves alternate, mostly compound, a few simple (Dodonaea and Pappea); rhachis sometimes winged. Inflorescence usually a thyrse but flowers sometimes fasciculate. Sepals usually 4-5, often ± connate. Petals 0-5. Disk present (0 in Dodonaea). Stamens usually 5-12, reduced, rarely 0 in female flowers. Ovary of 2-8 carpels. Style 1. Fruit a capsule or fleshy and indehiscent or composed of 1 or more indehiscent cocci. Seeds often with a fleshy arillode. Worldwide: 131 genera and 1,450 species, tropical and warm areas with a few in temperate zones. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Allophylus L. | Description |
| Aphania Blume | |
| Aporrhiza Radlk. | |
| Atalaya Blume | |
| Blighia K. König | Description, Image |
| Cardiospermum L. | Description, Image |
| Deinbollia Schumach. & Thonn. | Description, Image |
| Dodonaea Mill. | Description, Image |
| Filicium Thwaites ex Benth. | Description |
| Glenniea Hook. f. | |
| Haplocoelum Radlk. | Description |
| Lecaniodiscus Planch. ex Benth. | |
| Macphersonia Blume | |
| Pancovia Willd. | Description |
| Pappea Eckl. & Zeyh. | Description |
| Paullinia L. | Description |
| Stadmannia Lam. | Description |
| Zanha Hiern | Description |
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