Ecclinusa

Ecclinusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Ecclinusa
Mart.
Synonyms
  • Ecclimusa Mart. ex A.DC.
  • Passaveria Mart. & Eichler

Ecclinusa is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1839.

Ecclinusa is native to Panama and tropical South America.

Species

12 species are accepted.

  1. Ecclinusa atabapoensis (Aubrév.) T.D.Penn — Colombia, Venezuela (Amazonas)
  2. Ecclinusa bullata T.D.Penn. — Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)
  3. Ecclinusa campinae Terra-Araujo & F.M.Costa – Brazil (Amazonas)
  4. Ecclinusa dumetorum (Baehni) T.D.Penn. — Tafelberg
  5. Ecclinusa guianensis Eyma — northern South America, possibly Panama
  6. Ecclinusa lanceolata (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre — northern South America, Panama
  7. Ecclinusa lancifolia (Mart. & Eichler) Eyma — Brazil (Amazonas)
  8. Ecclinusa orinocoensis Aubrév. — Venezuela (Amazonas)
  9. Ecclinusa parviflora T.D.Penn. — Venezuela (Amazonas)
  10. Ecclinusa psilophylla Sandwith — Suriname, Guyana
  11. Ecclinusa ramiflora Mart — French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
  12. Ecclinusa ulei (K.Krause) Gilly ex Cronquist —Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von. 1839. Flora 22(1, Beibl. (Supplement) 1): 2 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Ecclinusa Mart.
  4. ↑ "Ecclinusa Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2025.