Tontelea

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Tontelea
Tontelea mauritioides (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm. (22089406578).jpg
Tontelea mauritioides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Tontelea
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Tontelea is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae.

Species include:


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