Macrohasseltia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
Tribe: | Prockieae |
Genus: |
Macrohasseltia L.O. Williams |
Species: | M. macroterantha
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Binomial name | |
Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams
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Synonyms [1] | |
Hasseltia macroterantha Standl. & L.O. Williams |
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, [2] Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae, [3] along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows ( Salix) and cottonwoods ( Populus) themselves. [4]