Toechima Explained

Toechima is a genus of small to medium-sized trees in the plant family Sapindaceae. The species are native to New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia as well as New Guinea.

Species

Eight species (including one undescribed) recognised by the Australian Plant Census^[1] and by the Census of Vascular Plants of Papua New Guinea^[2] are:

• Toechima daemelianum (F.Muell.) Radlk.
• Toechima dasyrrhache Radlk. - blunt-leaved steelwood
• Toechima erythrocarpum (F.Muell.) Radlk. - pink tamarind, foambark
  • Toechima erythrocarpum subsp. papuanum P.W.Leenhouts
• Toechima livescens Radlk
• Toechima monticola S.T.Reynolds
• Toechima pterocarpum S.T.Reynolds
• Toechima sp. East Alligator (J.Russell-Smith 8418) NT Herbarium
• Toechima tenax (Benth.) Radlk.

External links

• Web site: Toechima Radlk. . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toechima . 13 August 2013. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
2. Web site: Conn, B.J. . 2008 . Census of Vascular Plants of Papua New Guinea. 13 August 2013.