Harpullia

Harpullia

taxobox
name = "Harpullia"



image_caption = "Harpullia pendula"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Harpullia"
genus_authority = Roxb.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Harpullia" is a genus of 37 species of small to medium-sized trees in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. They have a wide distribution ranging from India eastwards into the Pacific Ocean. They are usually found in or on the margins of rainforests.

The eight species of Australian "Harpullia" are known as tulipwoods and were prized for their dark coloured timber. The one most commonly known to horticulture is "H. pendula" which is widely planted as a street tree along the east coast of Australia.


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  • Harpullia cupanioides — harpulla harpulla n. A fast growing tree of India and East Indies ({Harpullia cupanioides}) yielding a wood used especially for building. Syn: {Harpullia cupanioides}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harpullia cupanioides — harpulla harpulla n. A fast growing tree of India and East Indies ({Harpullia cupanioides}) yielding a wood used especially for building. Syn: {Harpullia cupanioides}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Harpullia cupanioides — paprastoji harpulija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapindinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Harpullia cupanioides), paplitęs pietų Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Harpullia cupanioides šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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