Protorhus
{{Short description|Genus of trees}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Protorhus longifolia KirstenboschBotGard09292010B.jpg
| image_caption = P. longifolia at Kirstenbosch
| taxon = Protorhus
| authority = Engl.
| type_species = Protorhus longifolia
| type_species_authority = (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.{{cite thesis|last=Randrianasolo|first=Armand|type=PhD|date=1998|title=Systematics and evolution of three Malagasy genera of Anacardiaceae: Micronychia Oliv., Protorhus Engl. and Rhus section Baronia (Baker) H. Perrier|publisher=University of Missouri|url=http://www.proquest.com/docview/304469871|id={{ProQuest|304469871}} }}
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=
- Protorhus fulva Engl. – Madagascar
- Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl. – South Africa
- Protorhus thouarsii {{Au|Engl.}}
Formerly listed;
- Protorhus buxifolia H. Perrier, transferred to Abrahamia buxifolia (H. Perrier) Randrian. & Lowry
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|last1=Pell|first1=Susan Katherine|title=Molecular systematics of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae)|date=May 2004|publisher=Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University|url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04152004-101232/unrestricted/Pell_dis.pdf|format=PhD thesis|access-date=2017-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821121314/http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04152004-101232/unrestricted/Pell_dis.pdf|archive-date=2008-08-21|url-status=dead}}
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