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Macrohasseltia

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Macrohasseltia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of tree: Macrohasseltia macroterantha, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,^[2] Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae,^[3] along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows (Salix) and cottonwoods (Populus) themselves.^[4]

^ "Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Flora Neotropica 22: 1-499.
^ Chase, Mark W.; S. Zmarzty; M.D. Lledó; K.J. Wurdack; S.M. Swensen; M.F. Fay (2002). "When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences". Kew Bulletin. 57 (1): 141–181. doi:10.2307/4110825. JSTOR 4110825.
^ Alford, M.H. 2005. Systematic Studies in Flacourtiaceae. Dissertation, Cornell University.

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Macrohasseltia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of tree: Macrohasseltia macroterantha, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae, Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae, along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows (Salix) and cottonwoods (Populus) themselves.