Biology:Clusiella

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Clusiella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Clusiella
Planch. & Triana
Type species
Clusiella elegans
Planch. & Triana
Species[1]

eight; see text

Clusiella is a plant genus of the family Calophyllaceae.[2] When Planchon and Triana first published it in 1860, based on Clusiella elegans, the genus was considered monotypic and remained as such for about 100 years.

This genus is confined to the Neotropics, occurring in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, northern Peru, and northern Brazil .[1]

Species

Eight species are accepted:[1]

  • Clusiella albiflora Cuatrec.
  • Clusiella amplexicaulis Cuatrec.
  • Clusiella axillaris (Engl.) Cuatrec.
  • Clusiella elegans Planch. & Triana
  • Clusiella impressinervis Hammel
  • Clusiella isthmensis Hammel
  • Clusiella macropetala Cuatrec.
  • Clusiella pendula Cuatrec.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5136673 entry