Handeliodendron

taxobox
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Handeliodendron"
genus_authority = Rehder
species = "Handeliodendron bodinieri"
species_authority = (H. Léveillé) Rehder|

"Handeliodendron" consists of a single species of deciduous tree/shrub native to Chinacite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=114567 | title = Handeliodendron | work = Flora of China ] , and is classified as rare.

Description

It grows up to 15 meters tall, and grows in mountain areas characterized by irregular limestone formations in Guangxi and Guizhou. The seeds are rich in oil, making them attractive to wild animals.cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013196 | title = Handeliodendron bodinieri | work = Flora of China ]

Classification

It is related to "Aesculus" (horse chestnuts) and "Billia", and is classified with them in the subfamily Hippocastanoideae [cite journal | doi = 10.1600/0363644054223549 | title = Phylogenetic Inference in Sapindaceae sensu lato Using Plastid "matK" and "rbcL" DNA Sequences | year = 2005 | author = Harrington, Mark G. | journal = Systematic Botany | volume = 30 | pages = 366 ] or the family Hippocastanaceae, depending on whether these plants are recognized as a family or considered part of the Sapindaceae.

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