Sersalisia Explained

Sersalisia is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1810.^{[1] [2]}

In the past, Sersalisia was much larger and more widely distributed than at present. Most of the former members of the genus have been transferred to other genera. Only two species remain, both endemic to Australia.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species^[3]

1. Sersalisia sericea (Aiton) R.Br. - Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
2. Sersalisia sessiliflora (C.T.White) Aubrév. - Queensland

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954685#page/397/mode/1up Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum 529-530
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40035805 Tropicos, Sersalisia R. Br
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=190850 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Swenson, U., Bartish, I.V. & Munzinger, J. (2007). Phylogeny, diagnostic characters and generic limitation of Australasian Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae, Ericales): evidence from ITS sequence data and morphology. Cladistics 23: 201-228.
5. Swenson, U., Nylinder, S. & Munzinger, J. (2013). Towards a natural classification of Sapotaceae subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia based on nuclear sequence data. Taxon 62: 746-770.