''Callisthene'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Vochysiaceae
Vochysiaceae is a plant family belonging to the order of Myrtales.
Description
Trees or shrubs with opposite leaves; flowers are zygomorph 1-(3)-5 merous; ovary inferior or superior; one fertile stamen; fruits samara or capsules.
Biogeograp ...
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Its native range is Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay.
Species:
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Callisthene dryadum''
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Callisthene erythroclada''
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Callisthene fasciculata''
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Callisthene inundata''
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Callisthene major''
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Callisthene microphylla''
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Callisthene minor''
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Callisthene mollissima''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2880695
Vochysiaceae
Myrtales genera