Alzatea

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Alzatea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Alzateaceae
Genus: Alzatea
Ruiz & Pav.
Species

A. verticillata

Alzatea verticillata is a small flowering tree, native to the Neotropics. It inhabits moist submontane forests from Costa Rica and Panama in Central America south to Peru and Bolivia in tropical South America. It is the sole species of family Alzateaceae.

The closest relatives of Alzatea are the families Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae of southern Africa.

[edit] References

  • Schönenberger, Jürg and Conti, Elena. Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales). American Journal of Botany. 2003;90:293-309.


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