Biology:Pegia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Pegia nitida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Spondiadoideae |
| Genus: | Pegia Colebr.[1] |
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Pegia is a genus of plants in the subfamily Spondiadoideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae.
Description
Pegia species grow as shrubs, sarmentose trees or lianas.[2] They are polygamous, woody climbers.[3] The ovoid or oblong fruits have a red or purple skin with a red mesocarp. Pegia species grow naturally in tropical Asia.[2][3]
Species
The Plant List and Flora of China recognise about 2 accepted species:[4][3]
- Pegia nitida Colebr.
- Pegia sarmentosa (Lecomte) Hand.-Mazz.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "genus Pegia Colebr.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8980.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pegia". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. http://www.anacardiaceae.org/anacardiaceae/a-genera/pegia/. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Pegia". Flora of China. eFloras. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124259. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.
- ↑ "Pegia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Anacardiaceae/Pegia/. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q9057837 entry
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