Alzatea

Taxobox
name = "Alzatea"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Alzateaceae
genus = "Alzatea"
genus_authority = Ruiz & Pav.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "A. verticillata"

"Alzatea verticillata" is a small flowering tree, native to the Neotropics. It inhabits moist submontane forests from Costa Rica and Panama in Central America south to Peru and Bolivia in tropical South America. It is the sole species of family Alzateaceae.

The closest relatives of "Alzatea" are the families Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae of southern Africa.

References

* Schönenberger, Jürg and Conti, Elena. "Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales)". American Journal of Botany. 2003;90:293-309.