Euceraea
Genus of flowering plants
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Euceraea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae.[2] The genus is native to north South America throughout the North Region of Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.[2][3][4][5]
| Euceraea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Samydoideae |
| Genus: | Euceraea Mart. |
| Type species | |
| Euceraea nitida[1] | |
| Species | |
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Previously it was treated in the family Flacourtiaceae[6] but was moved along with its close relatives to the Salicaceae based on analyses of DNA data.[7] Euceraea is closely related to the genera Casearia and Neoptychocarpus, but differs in its inflorescences of composite spikes.[8] One species, Euceraea rheophytica, is a rheophyte.[9]
In 2022, Euceraea became a synonym of the genus Casearia, though many sources still consider the genus separate.[10]
Known species
The following species are accepted by World Flora Online:[2]
