| Brunellia | |
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| Brunellia comocladifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Brunelliaceae Engl. [1] |
| Genus: | Brunellia Ruiz & Pav. |
| Synonyms [2] | |
ApopetalumPax | |
Brunellia is a genus of flowering plants. They are trees distributed in the mountainous regions of southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and South America. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Brunellia is the only genus in the family Brunelliaceae. As of 2001, there were about 54 species recognized. [7]