''Peritassa'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...
. It includes 21 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
to
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
and southern Brazil.
Species
The species in the genus ''Peritassa'' are:
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Peritassa bullata''
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Peritassa calypsoides''
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Peritassa campestris''
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Peritassa compta''
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Peritassa dulcis''
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Peritassa flaviflora''
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Peritassa formidolosa''
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Peritassa glabra''
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Peritassa hatschbachii''
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Peritassa huanucana''
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Peritassa killipii''
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Peritassa laevigata''
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Peritassa longifolia''
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Peritassa manaoara''
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Peritassa mexiae''
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Peritassa myrsinoides''
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Peritassa nectandrifolia''
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Peritassa peruviana''
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Peritassa petiolata''
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Peritassa pruinosa''
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Peritassa sadleri''
References
Peritassa
Celastrales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of Southern America
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