Clusiella is a plant genus of the family Calophyllaceae.[2] When Planchon and Triana first published it in 1860, based on Clusiella elegans, the genus was considered monotypic and remained as such for about 100 years.

Clusiella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Clusiella
Planch. & Triana
Type species
Clusiella elegans
Species[1]

eight; see text

This genus is confined to the Neotropics, occurring in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, northern Peru, and northern Brazil.[1]

Species

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Eight species are accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Clusiella Planch. & Triana. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ Hammel, Barry E. (1999). "Two New Species of Clusiella (Clusiaceae) with a Synopsis of the Genus". Novon. 9 (3): 349–359. doi:10.2307/3391733. ISSN 1055-3177. JSTOR 3391733.