Talisia

taxobox
name = "Talisia"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Talisia"
genus_authority = Aubl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Talisia" is a genus of 52 species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The genus is closely related to "Melicoccus", with some species sometimes included in that genus.

The species are evergreen trees and shrubs growing to 20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. The flowers are individually inconspicuous, produced in panicles. The fruit is an oval drupe 2-4 cm long containing one or two seeds surrounded by a translucent crisp, juicy layer of fruit pulp and a thin orange or brown skin; in several species the fruit pulp is edible.

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References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11852 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Talisia"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=40&taxon_id=132246 Flora of Bolivia checklist: "Talisia"]
* [http://fm1.fieldmuseum.org/vrrc/index.php?page=results&genus=Talisia Field Museum: "Talisia" herbarium index]
*Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. (2003). Melicocceae (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. "Flora Neotropica Monograph" 87: 1-179.]