Celianella is a genus of plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described in 1965.[1][2] It has only one known species, Celianella montana, native to Guyana and to southern Venezuela (States of Amazonas + Bolívar).[3][4] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]
Celianella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
Tribe: | Jablonskieae |
Genus: | Celianella Jabl. |
Species: | C. montana
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Binomial name | |
Celianella montana |
References
edit- ^ Jablonszky, Eugene. 1965. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 12(2): 176-178 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; also full-page line drawing
- ^ Tropicos, Celianella Jabl.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, specimen list for Celianella montana Jabl.
- ^ Wurdack, Kenneth J.; Hoffmann, Petra; Samuel, Rosabelle; Bruijn, Anette; Bank, Michelle; Chase, Mark W. (2004). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 91 (11): 1882–1900. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.11.1882. PMID 21652335.