''Oreomunnea'' is a genus of two species 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

Juglandaceae The Juglandaceae are a plant family known as the walnut family. They are trees, or sometimes shrubs, in the order Fagales. Members of this family are native to the Americas, Eurasia, and Southeast Asia. The nine or ten genera in the family have ...

, native to southern

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and

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, where they occur in montane

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.Manning, W. E. (1979). The Classification within the Juglandaceae. ''Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard''. 65: 1058-1087.Germplasm Resources Information Network
''Oreomunnea''
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tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

s growing to 35 m tall, with pinnate leaves with four to eight leaflets; unlike most genera in the Juglandaceae, the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. The

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...

is a small nut about 1 cm diameter, with a three-lobed wing.Neotropical Herbarium Specimens
''Oreomunnea mexicana'' specimen
;Species * '' Oreomunnea mexicana'' (Standl.) J.-F.Leroy * ''

Oreomunnea pterocarpa ''Oreomunnea pterocarpa'', known locally as gavilán or gavilán blanco, is a species of '' Oreomunnea'' in the family Juglandaceae. It is found in Costa Rica, southeastern Mexico (Chiapas), and Panama ( Coclé Province).Americas Regional Worksho ...

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q143919 Engelhardioideae Fagales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot