Exellodendron is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1972.[1][2]

Exellodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Exellodendron
Prance

The entire genus Exellodendron is native to South America.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Exellodendron barbatum (Ducke) Prance - Bolívar, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará)
  2. Exellodendron cordatum (Hook.f.) Prance - NE Brazil
  3. Exellodendron coriaceum (Benth.) Prance - Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), Guyana, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Pará)
  4. Exellodendron gardneri (Hook.f.) Prance - Brazil (Rondônia, Bahia, Goiás)
  5. Exellodendron gracile (Kuhlm.) Prance - Brazil (Espírito Santo)

References

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  1. ^ Prance, Ghillean Tolmie. 1972. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 9: 195-200
  2. ^ Tropicos, Exellodendron Prance
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families