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The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (nom. alt. et cons. = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. [3] Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. They are mostly trees and shrubs, [4] with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds.
The family Clusiaceae was divided by Cronquist into 2 subfamilies: the Clusioideae (typical subfamily) and the Hypericoideae. The latter was often treated as a family - the Hypericaceae or St. John's wort family.
The distribution ranges from the Florida Keys and southern Mexico to southernmost Brazil, and from near sea level to at least 3500 m altitude in the northern Andes. The apomictic Clusia rosea is an invasive species in Hawaii and Sri Lanka, and possibly elsewhere.
Clusia rosea is a tree native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Hispaniola (such as in Los Haitises National Park), Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida. [7] [8]It is a hemiepiphyte; that is, it grows as an epiphyte on rocks or other trees at the start of its life and behaving like a strangler fig as it gets larger.
Clusiaceae (St. John's wort family) Clusia: clusia trees; Clusia rosea: Florida clusia; rose clusia Clusiaceae (St. John's wort family) Garcinia: garcinia trees; Garcinia mangostana: mangosteen Clusiaceae (St. John's wort family) Combretaceae: combretum family; Conocarpus: buttonwoods; Conocarpus erectus
Family Clusiaceae belongs to the order Malpighiales. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A. Allanblackia (7 P) C. Clusia ...
Chrysochlamys is a plant genus of the family Clusiaceae. It includes 36 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil. It includes 36 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil.
Clusia clusioides is species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. [2] [3] It is a small tree which that is native to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.One characteristic are the opposite, very thick leaves.