{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox | image =Pegia_nitida_Colebr._(51954734636).jpg | image_caption =Pegia nitida | taxon = Pegia | authority = Colebr.<ref name=GRIN/> | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text | synonyms = *''Phlebochiton'' {{Au|Wall.}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=GRIN/> }}
'''''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.<ref name=Anacardiaceae/> They are polygamous, woody climbers.<ref name=FOC/> The ovoid or oblong fruits have a red or purple skin with a red mesocarp. ''Pegia'' species grow naturally in tropical Asia.<ref name=Anacardiaceae/><ref name=FOC/>
==Species== ''The Plant List'' and ''Flora of China'' recognise about 2 accepted species:<ref name=TPL/><ref name=FOC/> * ''Pegia nitida'' {{Au|Colebr.}} * ''Pegia sarmentosa'' {{Au|(Lecomte) Hand.-Mazz.}}
==References== <references>
<ref name=GRIN> {{GRIN genus | name = ''Pegia'' Colebr. | id = 8980 | accessdate = 28 Jul 2015}} </ref>
<ref name=Anacardiaceae> {{cite web | title = ''Pegia'' | url = http://www.anacardiaceae.org/anacardiaceae/a-genera/pegia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150104191917/http://www.anacardiaceae.org/anacardiaceae/a-genera/pegia/ | url-status = usurped | archive-date = January 4, 2015 | work = Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research | publisher = anacardiaceae.org | accessdate = 28 Jul 2015 }} </ref>
<ref name=FOC> {{cite web | title = ''Pegia'' | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124259 | work = Flora of China | publisher = eFloras | accessdate = 28 Jul 2015 }} </ref>
<ref name=TPL> {{cite web | title = ''Pegia'' | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Anacardiaceae/Pegia/ | work = The Plant List | publisher = Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden | accessdate = 28 Jul 2015 }} </ref>
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Category:Anacardiaceae Category:Anacardiaceae genera
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