Pegia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Spondiadoideae
Genus: Pegia
Species: P. nitida – P. sarmentosa
Name

Pegia Coleb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15(2): 364. (1827)

Type species: Pegia nitida Colebr., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15(2): 364. (1827)

References

Colebrooke, H.T. 1827. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15(2): 364.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pegia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 29. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pegia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pegia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 29 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pegia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 29.

Pegia is a genus of plants in the subfamily Spondiadoideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae.
Description

Pegia species grow as shrubs, sarmentose trees or lianas.[2] They are polygamous, woody climbers.[3] The ovoid or oblong fruits have a red or purple skin with a red mesocarp. Pegia species grow naturally in tropical Asia.[2][3]
Species

The Plant List and Flora of China recognise about 2 accepted species:[4][3]

Pegia nitida Colebr.
Pegia sarmentosa (Lecomte) Hand.-Mazz.

References

"genus Pegia Colebr". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.
"Pegia". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.
"Pegia". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.
"Pegia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.