Pleurostylia

Pleurostylia
Pleurostylia opposita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Pleurostylia Wight & Arn.
Species
13 (see text)

Pleurostylia is a small genus of shrubs in the family Celastraceae containing 13 described species. Of these 3 are accepted species names. ^[1]

Species

Accepted species in this genus:

• Pleurostylia africana Loes.
• Pleurostylia capensis Oliv.
• Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston (from Sri Lanka to Philippines & Australia, ^[2] Mozambique ^[3] )

Unresolved species of this genus:

• Pleurostylia heynei Wight & Arn.
• Pleurostylia leucocarpa Baker
• Pleurostylia pachyphloea Tul. (endemic to La Réunion) ^[4]
• Pleurostylia serrulata Loes. (endemic to Cameroon) ^[5]

References

1. "Pleurostylia — the Plant List".
2. www.endemia.nc (in French)
3. www.mozambiqueflora.com
4. publish.plantnet-project.org
5. www.iucnredlist.org

External links

• The International Plant Names Index
• Chinese Flora