Chisocheton
| Chisocheton | |
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| Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: |
Chisocheton Blume |
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Chisocheton is a genus of trees in the Meliaceae family. The genus name comes from the Greek schizos and meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of C. patens. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Malesia and south to New South Wales and Vanuatu.
Flowers are usually unisexual, rarely bisexual, with a cup-shaped calyx. Fruits are one or two-seeded. Chisocheton habitats are rain forests, typically understorey trees, from sea-level to about 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) altitude.
The wood of several Chisocheton species is used locally in light construction.
As of February 2014[update]The Plant List recognises 53 accepted species (including infraspecific names):
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