Biology:Pleurostylia

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Short description: Family of shrubs

Pleurostylia
Pleurostylia opposita 2.JPG
Pleurostylia opposita
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Pleurostylia
Wight & Arn.
Species

13 (see text)

Pleurostylia is a small genus of shrubs in the family Celastraceae containing 13 described species. Of these 3 are accepted species names.[1]

Species

Accepted species in this genus:

  • Pleurostylia africana Loes.
  • Pleurostylia capensis Oliv.
  • Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston (from Sri Lanka to Philippines & Australia,[2] Mozambique[3])

Unresolved species of this genus:

  • Pleurostylia heynei Wight & Arn.
  • Pleurostylia leucocarpa Baker
  • Pleurostylia pachyphloea Tul. (endemic to La Réunion)[4]
  • Pleurostylia serrulata Loes. (endemic to Cameroon)[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9061121 entry