Pleurostylia
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| Pleurostylia | |
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| Pleurostylia opposita | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
[edit]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]
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