Exellodendron Explained

Exellodendron is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1972.^{[1] [2]}

The entire genus Exellodendron is native to South America.^[3]

Species^[3]

1. Exellodendron barbatum (Ducke) Prance - Bolívar, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará)
2. Exellodendron cordatum (Hook.f.) Prance - NE Brazil
3. Exellodendron coriaceum (Benth.) Prance - Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), Guyana, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Pará)
4. Exellodendron gardneri (Hook.f.) Prance - Brazil (Rondônia, Bahia, Goiás)
5. Exellodendron gracile (Kuhlm.) Prance - Brazil (Espírito Santo)

Notes and References

1. Prance, Ghillean Tolmie. 1972. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 9: 195-200
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40008042 Tropicos, Exellodendron Prance
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=369271 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families