- Source: Protorhus
Protorhus is a small genus of Afrotropical trees in the family Anacardiaceae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
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
=The species are:
Protorhus fulva Engl. – Madagascar
Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl. – South Africa
Protorhus thouarsii Engl.
Formerly listed;
Protorhus buxifolia H. Perrier, transferred to Abrahamia buxifolia (H. Perrier) Randrian. & Lowry
References
Bibliography
Pell, Susan Katherine (May 2004). Molecular systematics of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) (PDF). Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University. Archived from the original (PhD thesis) on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2017-02-20.