Hasseltiopsis | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Hasseltiopsis dioica (Benth.) Sleumer
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Hasseltiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of trees: Hasseltiopsis dioica, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,[1] Hasseltiopsis is now classified in Salicaceae,[2] along with close relatives Prockia, Pineda, Neosprucea, and Banara.[3]