Calatola

Calatola
Calatola columbiana seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Metteniusales
Family: Metteniusaceae
Genus: Calatola

Calatola is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Icacinaceae.[1] Its range is from Mexico to Ecuador. There are about seven species.[2] The type species is Calatola mollis. Calatola columbiana is endemic to Colombia.

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
  2. David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK.


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