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]