Pleurostylia

Pleurostylia is a small genus of shrubs in the family Celastraceae containing 13 described species. Of these 3 are accepted species names.[1]

Pleurostylia
Pleurostylia opposita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Pleurostylia
Wight & Arn.
Species

13 (see text)

Species

Accepted species in this genus:

  • Pleurostylia africana Loes.
  • Pleurostylia capensis Oliv.
  • Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston (from Sri Lanka to Philippines & Australia,[2] Mozambique[3])

Unresolved species of this genus:

  • Pleurostylia heynei Wight & Arn.
  • Pleurostylia leucocarpa Baker
  • Pleurostylia pachyphloea Tul. (endemic to La Réunion)[4]
  • Pleurostylia serrulata Loes. (endemic to Cameroon)[5]

References
  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Celastraceae/Pleurostylia/
  2. www.endemia.nc (in French)
  3. www.mozambiqueflora.com
  4. publish.plantnet-project.org
  5. www.iucnredlist.org
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