Macrohasseltia

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Macrohasseltia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Prockieae
Genus: Macrohasseltia
L.O. Williams
Species:
M. macroterantha
Binomial name
Macrohasseltia macroterantha
(Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams
Synonyms[1]

Hasseltia macroterantha Standl. & L.O. Williams

Macrohasseltia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Flora Neotropica 22: 1-499.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Alford, M.H. 2005. Systematic Studies in Flacourtiaceae. Dissertation, Cornell University.