Loxodiscus Explained

Loxodiscus coriaceus is a species of shrubs in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Loxodiscus.^[1] Its closest relatives are Cossinia, Diplopeltis, Dodonaea and Harpullia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221.
2. Buerki, S., F. Forest, M. W. Callmander, P. P. Lowry, D. S. Devey, and J. Munzinger. (2012) Phylogenetic Inference of New Caledonian Lineages of Sapindaceae: Molecular Evidence Requires a Reassessment of Generic Circumscriptions. Taxon 61 (1): 109–19.