Spathelia

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Spathelia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Cneoroideae
Genus: Spathelia
L.
Synonyms
  • Diomma Engl. ex Harms
  • Spathalea L.
  • Spathe P.Browne

Spathelia is a genus in the plant family Rutaceae, [1] subfamily Cneoroideae. [2] Species records are from central America and the Caribbean. [1]

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Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes: [1]

  1. Spathelia bahamensis Vict.
  2. Spathelia belizensis Acev.-Rodr. & S.W.Brewer
  3. Spathelia brittonii P.Wilson
  4. Spathelia coccinea Proctor
  5. Spathelia cubensis P.Wilson
  6. Spathelia glabrescens Planch.
  7. Spathelia simplex L. - type species [3]
  8. Spathelia splendens Urb.
  9. Spathelia subintegra Vict.
  10. Spathelia vernicosa Planch.
  11. Spathelia wrightii Vict.

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Citrus undulata, synonym Oxanthera undulata, the wavy-leaf oxanthera, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Plants of the World Online: Spathelia L. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. Appelhans, Marc S.; Bayly, Michael J.; Heslewood, Margaret M.; Groppo, Milton; Verboom, G. Anthony; Forster, Paul I.; Kallunki, Jacquelyn A. & Duretto, Marco F. (2021), "A new subfamily classification of the Citrus family (Rutaceae) based on six nuclear and plastid markers", Taxon, doi:10.1002/tax.12543
  3. Tropicos: Spathelia L.