Calatola is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Icacinaceae.[1] Its range is from Mexico to Peru. There are nine species.[2] The type species is Calatola mollis.
Calatola | |
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Calatola columbiana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Metteniusales |
Family: | Metteniusaceae |
Genus: | Calatola |
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Calatola columbiana - endemic to Colombia.
Calatola costaricensis - S. Mexico to Peru
Calatola laevigata - Mexico, Belize to Guatemala, El Salvador
Calatola microcarpa - Peru
Calatola mollis - Puebla to Guatemala
Calatola pastazana - Ecuador
Calatola sanquininensis - Colombia
References
edit- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
- ^ Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org