Hasseltiopsis
Genus of flowering plants
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Hasseltiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It includes a single species, Hasseltiopsis dioica, a tree native to southern Mexico and Costa Rica.[1] Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,[2] Hasseltiopsis is now classified in Salicaceae,[3] along with close relatives Prockia, Pineda, Neosprucea, and Banara.[4]
| Hasseltiopsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Prockieae |
| Genus: | Hasseltiopsis Sleumer |
| Species: | H. dioica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hasseltiopsis dioica (Benth.) Sleumer | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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