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Talisia retusa (Talisia retusa)

Description

Talisia retusa is a cherry tree plant species described by Richard Sumner Cowan. Talisia retusa is part of the Talisia genus and the Sapindaceae family. Talisia is a genus of 52 species of flowering plants, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The genus is closely related to Melicoccus, with some species sometimes included in that genus. The species are evergreen trees and shrubs 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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Sapindales

            • Family: Sapindaceae

              • Genus: Talisia