Macrothumia is a genus in the willow family Salicaceae with a single species Macrothumia kuhlmannii.[2] It is a tree native to the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais inBrazil.[3][4] Formerly classified in the genus Banara in the family Flacourtiaceae, phylogenetic analyses based on DNA data indicate that this species, along with its close relatives in Ahernia, Hasseltia, and Pleuranthodendron are better placed in a broadly circumscribed Salicaceae.[4][5][6] Macrothumia differs from its close relatives in having a congested fascicle- or umbel-like inflorescence and a large (>3 cm diameter) fruit. The genus name is derived from the Greek word μακροθυμία, which means long-suffering and enduring patience.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Macrothumia M.H.Alford |
| Species: | M. kuhlmannii
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| Macrothumia kuhlmannii (Sleumer) M.H.Alford
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References edit
- ^ "Macrothumia kuhlmannii (Sleumer) M.H.Alford". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Macrothumia M.H.Alford". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Sleumer, Hermann (1980). "Flacourtiaceae". Flora Neotropica. 22: 1–499.
- ^ a b Alford, Mac (2006). "Nomenclatural innovations in neotropical Salicaceae". Novon. 16 (3): 293–298. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[293:niins]2.0.co;2.
- ^ Alford, Mac (2008). "Revision of Neosprucea (Salicaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 85: 1–62.
- ^ Chase, Mark W.; Sue Zmarzty; M. Dolores Lledó; Kenneth J. Wurdack; Susan M. Swensen; Michael F. Fay (2002). "When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences". Kew Bulletin. 57 (1): 141–181. doi:10.2307/4110825. JSTOR 4110825.
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