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Pterodon (plant)

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Pterodon can be distinguished from other members of the Dipterygeae as follows:

the leaf rachis is exalate, the fruit is a cryptosamara with oil glands in the epicarp, the seed testa is smooth and the raphe is apparent, with the hilum in a lateral position covered by an aril and a smooth embryo.

Species

Four species are accepted:

  • Pterodon abruptus (Moric.) Benth.
  • Pterodon apparicioi Pedersoli
  • Pterodon emarginatus Vogel
  • Pterodon pubescens (Benth.) Benth.

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