- Tristellateia
Taxobox
image_caption = "Tristellateia australasiae "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Malpighiaceae
genus = "Tristellateia"
genus_authority = Thouars
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = ca. 20 species"Tristellateia" is a
genus in theMalpighiaceae , a family of about 75 genera offlowering plant s in the orderMalpighiales . Species of this genus are woody vines or sometimes shrubs with twining branches. "Tristellateia" includes onespecies in easternAfrica ("T. africana S. Moore"); a secondspecies ("T. australasiae" A. Rich.) is widespread in southeasternAsia and also commonly cultivated as an ornamental. All otherspecies are endemic toMadagascar .External links
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh Malpighiaceae] Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh/BunClade/Tristellateia/Trist1.html Tristellateia]
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