Talisia

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Talisia is a genus of about 20-40 species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The genus is closely related to Melicoccus.

The species are evergreen trees growing to 20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. The flowers are individually inconspicuous, produced in panicles. The fruit is an oval drupe 2-4 cm long containing one or two seeds surrounded by a translucent crisp, juicy layer of fruit pulp and a thin orange or brown skin; in several species the fruit pulp is edible.

Selected species

Talisia acutifolia Talisia allenii Talisia amazonica Talisia angustifolia Talisia bullata Talisia carinata Talisia cerasina Talisia croatii

Talisia cupularis Talisia esculenta Talisia firma Talisia floresii Talisia guianensis Talisia hexaphylla Talisia longifolia Talisia megaphylla

Talisia mollis Talisia nervosa Talisia oliviformis Talisia peruviana Talisia princeps Talisia reticulata Talisia retusa

References

• [Germplasm Resources Information Network: Talisia]
• [Flora of Bolivia checklist: Talisia]
• [Field Museum: Talisia herbarium index]

 

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