Book ID: 41158
WELZEN, P.C. van
Guioa Cav. (Sapindaceae): Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Hi- storical Biogeography. 1989. (Leiden Bot.Series, vol. 12). 315 p.gr8vo. Paper bd.
The monograph of the plant genus Guioa Cav. (family Sapindaceae)comprises a revision of 64 species. Each species keys out in severalkeys and is accompanied by drawings. The shrubs to medium-sized treesare found from SE Asia mainland to Australia and the Tonga Islands inthe Pacific. The genus is characterized by scaled petals, heart-shapedlobed fruits which are glabrous inside, and an appendaged arilloid.-Second hand copy in good condition.