Brunellia

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Brunellia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Oxalidales Family: Brunelliaceae Genus: Brunellia

Brunellia is a genus of plant in the family Brunelliaceae. It consists of 79 species which grow in the mountainous regions from southern Mexico to Bolivia. There are 10 species in Ecuador, all but one of which occur in the Andean woodlands.

[edit] Classification

Brunellia contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

• Brunellia acostae, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia almaguerensis, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia antioquensis, (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
• Brunellia boqueronensis, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia cayambensis, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia darienensis, Cuatrec. & Porter
• Brunellia ecuadoriensis, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia farallonensis, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia macrophylla, Killip & Cuatrec.
• Brunellia morii, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia occidentalis, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia ovalifolia, Bonpl.
• Brunellia pauciflora, Cuatrec. & C.I.Orozco
• Brunellia penderiscana, Cuatrec.
• Brunellia racemifera, Tulasne
• Brunellia rufa, Killip & Cuatrec.
• Brunellia subsessilis, Killip & Cuatrec.
• Brunellia zamorensis, Steyerm.