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Calophyllaceae
Calophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. Most of the 14 genera and 475 species included in this family were previously recognized in the tribe Calophylleae of the family Clusiaceae. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group determined that splitting this clade of genera off into their own family was necessary.
Neotatea
Neotatea is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae. It is found in northwestern South America, primarily southern Colombia and Venezuela. There are four species currently recognized in the genus.
Mahurea
Mahurea is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae. The genus comprises 2 species, occurring in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, and northern Brazil.
Clusiella
Clusiella is a plant genus of the family Calophyllaceae. When Planchon and Triana first published it in 1860, based on Clusiella elegans, the genus was considered monotypic and remained as such for about 100 years.
Haploclathra
Haploclathra is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae. It includes species native to the Amazon basin of Brazil and Peru.
Clusiella elegans
species of plant
Endodesmia
Endodesmia calophylloides is a flowering plant species of the family Calophyllaceae and the sole species comprised in the genus Endodesmia. It is a shrub or tree native to southern Nigeria and west-central tropical Africa, including Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.