''Pleuranthodendron'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one

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(''Pleuranthodendron lindenii'') of small to medium-sized trees native to the neotropics, specifically Central America and northern South America.Alford, M.H. 2006. A new species of ''Hasseltia'' (Salicaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama. ''Brittonia'' 58(3): 277-284. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. ''Flora Neotropica'' 22: 1-499. ''Pleuranthodendron'' is now classified in Salicaceae, along with close relatives ''

Hasseltia ''Hasseltia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It contains four species of small to medium-sized trees native to the neotropics, ranging from Mexico south to Brazil and Bolivia.Alford, M.H. 2006. A new species of ''Hassel ...

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Macrothumia ''Macrothumia kuhlmannii'' is a species of trees native to Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais states of Brazil and is the only member of the genus ''Macrothumia''. Formerly classified in the genus ''Banara'' in the family Flacourtiaceae, p ...

'', with which they are commonly confused.Alford, M. H. 2003. Claves para los géneros de Flacourtiaceae de Perú y del Nuevo Mundo. ''Arnaldoa'' 10: 19-38.Gentry, A. H. 1993. ''A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

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Salicaceae Salicaceae genera Flora of Central America Flora of South America Trees of Central America Trees of South America Monotypic Malpighiales genera {{Salicaceae-stub