Mischarytera

Mischarytera is a genus of rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae. Four species are known to science as of December 2013^[update], found growing naturally in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea.^[2][3][4][5] Formerly until 1995, they had names within the genus Arytera, subgenus Mischarytera.^[1][2][6][7]

Mischarytera
Mischarytera lautereriana, Corduroy or Rose Tamarind, by Tatiana Gerus, 19 January 2011, planted young specimen tree, Brisbane
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Tribe:	Cupanieae
Genus:	Mischarytera (Radlk.) H.Turner[1][2]
Species
See text

In 2006 botanist Paul I. Forster formally scientifically described Mischarytera megaphylla P.I.Forst. based on specimens collected from trees of a restricted area (endemic) of the lowland Daintree Rainforest region, part of the larger Wet Tropics region of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.^[4][5] Before the formal description these trees were known and informally described as Mischarytera sp. Oliver Creek (L.J.Webb+ 10903) Qld Herbarium and Sapindaceae sp. (Noah Creek BG 6026).^[2][4][5]

Species

• Mischarytera bullata (H.Turner) H.Turner – New Guinea endemic^[3][8]

– synonym: base name: Arytera bullata H.Turner^[2]

• Mischarytera lautereriana (F.M.Bailey) H.Turner; Corduroy Tamarind – NE. to SE. Qld endemic^[9][10]

– synonyms: base name: Nephelium lautererianum F.M.Bailey; nomenclatural: Arytera lautereriana (F.M.Bailey) Radlk.^[2][6]

• Mischarytera macrobotrys (Merr. & L.M.Perry) H.Turner – Cape York Peninsula, Qld and New Guinea^{[3][11][12][13]}

– synonyms: base name: Mischocarpus macrobotrys Merr. & L.M.Perry; nomenclatural: Arytera macrobotrys (Merr. & L.M.Perry) R.W.Ham^[2][6]

• Mischarytera megaphylla P.I.Forst. – NE. Qld endemic^[4][14]

– synonyms: Mischarytera sp. Oliver Creek (L.J.Webb + 10903) Qld Herbarium;^[2][4] Sapindaceae sp. (Noah Creek BG 6026)^[4][5]