Biology:Pteleopsis

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Pteleopsis was a genus in the plant family Combretaceae. It is now regarded as a synonym of Terminalia L., another genus of the same family which contains around 290 species.[1]

Species formerly included here:[2]

  • Pteleopsis myrtifolia – now Terminalia myrtifolia
  • Pteleopsis albidiflora – now Terminalia hylodendron
  • Pteleopsis anisoptera – now Terminalia anisoptera
  • Pteleopsis apetala – now Terminalia apetala
  • Pteleopsis barbosae – now Terminalia barbosae
  • Pteleopsis bequaertii – now Terminalia hylodendron
  • Pteleopsis diptera – now Terminalia welwitschii
  • Pteleopsis habeensis – now Terminalia habeensis
  • Pteleopsis hylodendron – now Terminalia hylodendron
  • Pteleopsis kerstingii – now Terminalia mollis
  • Pteleopsis ledermannii – unplaced
  • Pteleopsis obovata – now Terminalia myrtifolia
  • Pteleopsis pteleopsoides – now Terminalia pteleopsoides
  • Pteleopsis ritschardii – now Terminalia anisoptera
  • Pteleopsis stenocarpa – now Terminalia myrtifolia
  • Pteleopsis suberosa – now Terminalia engleri
  • Pteleopsis tetraptera – now Terminalia tetraptera
  • Pteleopsis variifolia – now Terminalia myrtifolia

References

  1. "Terminalia L.". Amsterdam: Catalogue of Life Foundation. 2026. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/647GM. 
  2. "Pteleopsis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Pteleopsis. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5221021 entry