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Castanospora
Sign in to savethumb|Foliage Castanospora is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus containing only one species) in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae. The sole species is Castanospora alphandii, commonly known as brown tamarind, which grows naturally in rainforests of eastern Australia from about Coffs Harbour in mid north New South Wales, as far north as Rossville in far north Queensland.
Species
Brown Tamarind
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySapindaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Collections
- VT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sapindaceae
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- taxon name
- Castanospora
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Castanospora
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- Castanospora
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thumb|Foliage Castanospora is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus containing only one species) in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae. The sole species is Castanospora alphandii, commonly known as brown tamarind, which grows naturally in rainforests of eastern Australia from about Coffs Harbour in mid north New South Wales, as far north as Rossville in far north Queensland.
==References==
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