Ecclinusa

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Ecclinusa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Ecclinusa
Mart.
Synonyms [1]
  • EcclimusaMart. ex A.DC.
  • PassaveriaMart. & Eichler

Ecclinusa is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1839. [2] [3]

Ecclinusa is native to Panama and tropical South America. [1]

Species

12 species are accepted. [4]

  1. Ecclinusa atabapoensis (Aubrév.) T.D.PennColombia, Venezuela (Amazonas)
  2. Ecclinusa bullata T.D.Penn.Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)
  3. Ecclinusa campinae Terra-Araujo & F.M.Costa – Brazil (Amazonas)
  4. Ecclinusa dumetorum (Baehni) T.D.Penn.Tafelberg
  5. Ecclinusa guianensis Eyma — northern South America, possibly Panama
  6. Ecclinusa lanceolata (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre — northern South America, Panama
  7. Ecclinusa lancifolia (Mart. & Eichler) EymaBrazil (Amazonas)
  8. Ecclinusa orinocoensis Aubrév.Venezuela (Amazonas)
  9. Ecclinusa parviflora T.D.Penn.Venezuela (Amazonas)
  10. Ecclinusa psilophylla SandwithSuriname, Guyana
  11. Ecclinusa ramiflora MartFrench Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
  12. Ecclinusa ulei (K.Krause) Gilly ex CronquistVenezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von. 1839. Flora 22(1, Beibl. (Supplement) 1): 2 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Ecclinusa Mart.
  4. "Ecclinusa Mart". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 April 2025.