Serjania

Serjania
Serjania membranacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Subfamily:	Sapindoideae
Genus:	Serjania Mill.[1]
Diversity
c. 250 species
Synonyms[1]
Balsas J.Jiménez Ram. & K.Vega Chimborazoa H.T.Beck Houssayanthus Hunz.

Serjania is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. The name honours French Minim friar Philippe Sergeant.^[2][3] Species are native to the Americas.^[1]

Selected species

Main article: List of Serjania species

• Serjania brevipes Benth. (Ecuador)
• Serjania ichthyctona Radlk.
• Serjania pteleifolia Diels (Ecuador)

Formerly placed here

• Paullinia cururu L. (as S. cururu (L.) Druce)^[4]

References

1. "Serjania Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2466. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
3. Plumier, Charles. Nova plantarum americanarum genera (1703)
4. "GRIN Species Records of Serjania". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

External links

• "Serjania Mill". Atlas of Living Australia.
• Media related to Serjania at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Serjania at Wikispecies