Harpephyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Spondiadoideae
Genus: Harpephyllum
Bernh. ex C.Krauss
Species:
H. caffrum
Binomial name
Harpephyllum caffrum
Bernh. ex C.Krauss

Harpephyllum is a genus of trees in the family Anacardiaceae (the cashew and mango family). The sole species is Harpephyllum caffrum, a dioecious evergreen species from South Africa and Mozambique that is also cultivated.[1][2] The fruit is edible.

References

  1. Kubitzki, Klaus (2010). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. "Harpephyllum caffrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


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