Oreomunnea

Oreomunnea
Oreomunnea mexicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Subfamily: Engelhardioideae
Genus: Oreomunnea
Oerst.
Species

4; see text

Synonyms

Oreamunoa Oerst.

Oreomunnea is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Juglandaceae. Species are native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia, where they occur in montane rainforest.

They are large trees growing to 35 m tall, with pinnate leaves with four to eight leaflets; unlike most genera in the Juglandaceae, the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. The fruit is a small nut about 1 cm diameter, with a three-lobed wing.

Species

Four species are accepted:

References

  1. 1 2 "Oreomunnea Oerst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Manning, W. E. (1979). The Classification within the Juglandaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1058-1087.
  3. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Oreomunnea[link removed]
  4. ↑ (in Spanish) Especies de Costa Rica: Oreomunnea pterocarpa Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Neotropical Herbarium Specimens: Oreomunnea mexicana specimen Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine