Pteleopsis

Genus of plants

Pteleopsis
Pteleopsis myrtifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Pteleopsis
Engl.

Pteleopsis is a genus of plant in the family Combretaceae. Pteleopsis Engl. is often considered a synonym of Terminalia L., another genus of the same family which contains around 290 species.[1]

Species include:

  • Pteleopsis barbosae Exell
  • Pteleopsis habeensis Aubrev. ex Keay
  • Pteleopsis myrtifolia (M.A.Lawson) Engl. & Diels
  • Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & Diels
  • Pteleopsis tetraptera Wickens

References

  1. ^ "Terminalia L." Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  • Pteleopsis in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
Taxon identifiers
Pteleopsis


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