Brunellia

Brunellia
Brunellia comocladifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Brunelliaceae
Engl.
Genus: Brunellia
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms

Apopetalum Pax

Brunellia is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Brunelliaceae, and contains 60 species as of December 2025. Plants in this genus grow as trees and are distributed in the mountainous regions of southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and South America.

Species

As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 60 species:

References

  1. ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x, hdl:10654/18083
  2. 1 2 3 "Brunellia Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brunellia Ruiz & Pav". World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.