Soulamea

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|image = Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte (1836) (17580337663).jpg

|image_caption = Soulamea amara

|taxon = Soulamea

|authority = Lam. (1785)

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|Amaroria|A.Gray (1853)

|Cardiocarpus|Reinw. (1825)

|Cardiophora|Benth. (1843)

|Picrocardia|Radlk. (1890)}}

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Soulamea Lam. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:38251-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=16 December 2023 |language=en}}

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Soulamea is a genus of plant in family Simaroubaceae. They are shrubs or small trees, and are dioecious, with the exception of Soulamea amara, which has bisexual flowers.{{cite thesis|title= Evolutionary history of Simaroubaceae (Sapindales): Systematics, biogeography and diversification|last=Clayton|first=Joshua William|publisher= University of Florida|date=2008|type=PhD}} It is native to parts of Malesia in the West Pacific. From the Seychelles, Borneo, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea and Maluku to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji.

Species

14 species are accepted.

References

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Category:Sapindales genera

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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