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Celianella

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Celianella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Antidesmatoideae
Tribe: Jablonskieae
Genus: Celianella
Jabl.
Species:
C. montana
Binomial name
Celianella montana

Celianella is a genus of plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described in 1965.[1][2] It has only one known species, Celianella montana, native to Guyana and to southern Venezuela (States of Amazonas + Bolívar).[3][4] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jablonszky, Eugene. 1965. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 12(2): 176-178 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; also full-page line drawing
  2. ^ Tropicos, Celianella Jabl.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Tropicos, specimen list for Celianella montana Jabl.
  5. ^ Wurdack, Kenneth J.; Hoffmann, Petra; Samuel, Rosabelle; Bruijn, Anette; Bank, Michelle; Chase, Mark W. (2004). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 91 (11): 1882–1900. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.11.1882. PMID 21652335.