Diploglottis

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Diploglottis is a genus of 10 species of tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. Eight of the species are found in eastern Australia, primarily as a rainforest tree and the other two are in eastern Malesia and New Caledonia.

They are distinguished by their deep, green leaflets which are arranged oppositely, and the leaflets form paripinnite leaves.

One Australian species, D. cunninghamii is grown as a street tree in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, principally Lismore and is known locally as the native tamarind. It has no direct relationship with the true tamarind.

Diploglottis species are used as food plants by the hepialid moths Aenetus ramsayi and Aenetus scotti.

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