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.
| 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 | |
| Species[1] | |
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eight; see text | |
This genus is confined to the Neotropics, occurring in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, northern Peru, and northern Brazil.[1]
Species
editEight species are accepted:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.