Macrohasseltia
| Macrohasseltia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Macrohasseltia L.O. Williams |
| Species: | M. macroterantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hasseltia macroterantha Standl. & L.O. Williams | |
Macrohasseltia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae. It consists of one species of tree: Macrohasseltia macroterantha, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,[2] Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae,[3] along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows (Salix) and cottonwoods (Populus) themselves.[4]
References
- ↑ "Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via The Plant List.
- ↑ Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Flora Neotropica 22: 1-499.
- ↑ Chase, Mark W.; S. Zmarzty; M.D. Lledó; K.J. Wurdack; S.M. Swensen; M.F. Fay (2002). "When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences". Kew Bulletin 57 (1): 141–181. doi:10.2307/4110825. JSTOR 4110825.
- ↑ Alford, M.H. 2005. Systematic Studies in Flacourtiaceae. Dissertation, Cornell University.
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