Harpephyllum

Harpephyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Spondiadoideae
Genus: Harpephyllum
Bernh. ex C.Krauss
Species:
H. afrum
Binomial name
Harpephyllum afrum
Bernh. ex C.Krauss
Synonyms[2]

Harpephyllum is a genus of trees in the family Anacardiaceae (the cashew and mango family). The sole species is Harpephyllum afrum,[3] a dioecious evergreen species from South Africa and Mozambique that is also cultivated.[4][5] The fruit is edible.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Harpephyllum caffrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T149505280A149505282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T149505280A149505282.en. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Harpephyllum afrum Bernh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ Callaway, Ewen (2024). "Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02365-x. PMID 39026072. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ Kubitzki, Klaus (2010). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Harpephyllum caffrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 July 2013.