''Pteleopsis'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in the family
Combretaceae. ''Pteleopsis''
Engl. is often considered a synonym of ''
Terminalia
Terminalia may refer to:
* Terminalia (festival), a Roman festival to the god of boundaries Terminus
* ''Terminalia'' (plant), a tree genus
* Terminalia (insect anatomy), the terminal region of the abdomen in insects
* ''Polyscias terminalia'', a ...
''
L., another genus of the same family which contains around 290 species.
Species include:
* ''
Pteleopsis barbosae
''Pteleopsis barbosae'' is a species of plant in the Combretaceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a coun ...
'' Exell
* ''
Pteleopsis habeensis
''Pteleopsis habeensis'' is a species of plant in the Combretaceae family. It is found in Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Fed ...
'' Aubrev. ex Keay
* ''
Pteleopsis myrtifolia
''Pteleopsis myrtifolia'' ('Ptelea' = elm, 'opsis' = resembling, 'myrtifolia' = leaves like those of the myrtle) is one of some 10 African species in this genus in the family of Combretaceae. It is the only ''Pteleopsis'' species to occur in Sout ...
'' (M.A.Lawson) Engl. & Diels
* ''
Pteleopsis suberosa
''Pteleopsis'' is a genus of plant in the family Combretaceae. ''Pteleopsis'' Engl. is often considered a synonym of ''Terminalia'' L., another genus of the same family which contains around 290 species.
Species include:
* ''Pteleopsis barbosae ...
'' Engl. & Diels
* ''
Pteleopsis tetraptera
''Pteleopsis tetraptera'' is a species of plant in the Combretaceae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a ...
'' Wickens
References
External links
Myrtales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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