| Euceraea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Samydoideae |
| Genus: | Euceraea Mart. |
| Type species | |
| Euceraea nitida [1] | |
| Species | |
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Euceraea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. [2] The genus is native to north South America throughout the North Region of Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Previously it was treated in the family Flacourtiaceae [6] but was moved along with its close relatives to the Salicaceae based on analyses of DNA data. [7] Euceraea is closely related to the genera Casearia and Neoptychocarpus , but differs in its inflorescences of composite spikes. [8] One species, Euceraea rheophytica , is a rheophyte. [9]
In 2022, Euceraea became a synonym of the genus Casearia , though many sources still consider the genus separate. [10]
