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/ref> ''Brunellia'' is the only genus in the family Brunelliaceae. As of 2001 there were about 54 species.Orozco, C. I. (2001)
Pollen morphology of ''Brunellia'' (Brunelliaceae) and related taxa in the Cunoniaceae.
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