Biology:Hasseltia
Hasseltia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It contains four species of small to medium-sized trees native to the neotropics, ranging from Mexico south to Brazil and Bolivia.[1] The genus is named for the Dutch physician and botanist Johan Conrad van Hasselt.
Hasseltia is unique among Salicaceae in that the species have pseudo-axile placentation, compound umbellate inflorescences, and a pair of glands embedded in the base of the leaf blades.[1] Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,[2] Hasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae, along with close relatives Pleuranthodendron and Macrothumia, with which they are commonly confused.[1][3][4]
Known species
The following species are accepted by World Flora Online and Plants of the World Online:[5][6]
- Hasseltia allenii Hammel & Grayum
- Hasseltia crassa W.Palacios
- Hasseltia floribunda Kunth
- Hasseltia guatemalensis Warb.
- Hasseltia laterifolia Rusby
- Hasseltia yanachagaensis Vázquez & A.Monteag.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alford, M.H. 2006. A new species of Hasseltia (Salicaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama. Brittonia 58(3): 277-284.
- ↑ Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Flora Neotropica 22: 1-499.
- ↑ Alford, M. H. 2003. Claves para los géneros de Flacourtiaceae de Perú y del Nuevo Mundo. Arnaldoa 10: 19-38.
- ↑ Gentry, A. H. 1993. A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-4000017006-2024-12?page=1.
- ↑ "Hasseltia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30033346-2.
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