Macrohasseltia Explained

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,[1] Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae,[2] along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows (Salix) and cottonwoods (Populus) themselves.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Flora Neotropica 22: 1-499.
  2. 10.2307/4110825 . Mark W. . Chase . 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 . 4110825 . Kew Bulletin . 57 . 1 . 141–181. 2002KewBu..57..141C .
  3. Alford, M.H. 2005. Systematic Studies in Flacourtiaceae. Dissertation, Cornell University.

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