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Alectryon subdentatus
Alectryon subdentatus is a tall shrub/small tree in the Sapindaceae family, and was first described in 1863 as Nephelium subdentatum by Ferdinand von Mueller,[2][3] and then in 1879 was assigned to the genus, Alectryon, by Ludwig Radlkofer.[2][4] It is native to Queensland and to New South Wales in Australia, where it is found in the dry tropical biome.[1] DescriptionIt grows as a shrub or small tree (to a height of 11 m). Its bark is grey to brown which, smooth at first, becomes rough and scaly. Its younger branches and stems have a covering of pale yellow hairs, but older stems are sparsely hairy. Additionally, young stems have longitudinal grooves.[5] The leaves are alternate and compound with four to six opposing leaflets, and the lowest pair is much smaller than the others. The margins are serrate to dentate and have 8-12 lateral veins. The leaves' upper surface is glossy while the lower surface is hairy and paler.[5] The fruit is usually a 2-lobed capsule with black seeds, one per lobe, having a red fleshy aril which covers almost half the seed.[5] It differs from Alectryon tomentosus in its fruits.[6] References
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