Protorhus

Protorhus
P. longifolia at Kirstenbosch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Anacardioideae
Genus:	Protorhus Engl.
Type species
Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl.

Protorhus is a small genus of Afrotropical trees in the family Anacardiaceae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[1]

Taxonomy

Protorhus is placed in tribe Rhoeae, subfamily Anacardioideae of the family Anacardiaceae. The genus Abrahamia with 19 Madagascan taxa was separated from Protorhus in 2004.(Pell 2004)

Species

The species are:^[2]

• Protorhus fulva Engl. – Madagascar
• Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl. – South Africa
• Protorhus thouarsii Engl.

Formerly listed;

• Protorhus buxifolia H. Perrier, transferred to Abrahamia buxifolia (H. Perrier) Randrian. & Lowry

References

1. Randrianasolo, Armand (1998). Systematics and evolution of three Malagasy genera of Anacardiaceae: Micronychia Oliv., Protorhus Engl. and Rhus section Baronia (Baker) H. Perrier (PhD). University of Missouri. ProQuest 304469871.
2. "Protorhus". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

Bibliography

• Pell, Susan Katherine (May 2004). Molecular systematics of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) (PDF). Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University. Archived from the original (PhD thesis) on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2017-02-20.