| Compsoneura | |
|---|---|
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| Compsoneura excelsa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Compsoneura (A.DC.) Warb. |
| Type species | |
| Compsoneura sprucei (A.DC.) Warb. | |
Compsoneura is a genus comprising 20 species of trees found in tropical lowland forests of the New World. It can be distinguished from other Neotropical Myristicaceae by its conspicuous parallel tertiary venation that is nearly perpendicular to the costa.
