Crossostylis

Crossostylis
The wood of Crossostylis grandiflora .
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Rhizophoraceae
Genus:	Crossostylis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. [1]
Type species
Crossostylis biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. [2]
Species
12; see text.
Synonyms [1]
Haplopetalon A.Gray Tomostylis Montrouz.

Crossostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhizophoraceae. With a distribution spanning the South Pacific, it consists of 12 species of shrubs and trees that reside in tropical environments. The genus was first described by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster in 1776, and its type species is Crossostylis biflora . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

The following list presents its 12 accepted species as of November 2025 ^[update] : ^[1]

• Crossostylis biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
• Crossostylis cominsii Hemsl.
• Crossostylis dimera Ding Hou
• Crossostylis grandiflora Brongn.
• Crossostylis harveyi Benth.
• Crossostylis multiflora Brongn. & Gris
• Crossostylis parksii (Gillespie) A.C.Sm.
• Crossostylis pedunculata A.C.Sm.
• Crossostylis raiateensis J.W.Moore
• Crossostylis richii (A.Gray) A.C.Sm.
• Crossostylis sebertii Pancher ex Brongn. & Gris
• Crossostylis seemannii (A.Gray) A.Schimp.

References

1. "Crossostylis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 18 August 2025.
2. "Crossostylis J.R. Forst. & G. Forst". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 18 August 2025.
3. "Crossostylis biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 18 August 2025.

External links

• Media related to Crossostylis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Crossostylis at Wikispecies