| Clusiella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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eight; see text | |
Clusiella is a plant genus of the family Calophyllaceae. 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.
Species
Eight species are accepted:
- 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
- ^ Clusiella Planch. & Triana. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Hammel, Barry E. (1999). "Two New Species of Clusiella (Clusiaceae) with a Synopsis of the Genus". Novon. 9 (3): 349–359. doi:10.2307/3391733. ISSN 1055-3177. JSTOR 3391733.
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