''Brunellia'' is a genus of

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/ref> ''Brunellia'' is the only genus in the family Brunelliaceae. As of 2001, there were about 54 species recognized.Orozco, C. I. (2001)
Pollen morphology of ''Brunellia'' (Brunelliaceae) and related taxa in the Cunoniaceae.
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1049919 Oxalidales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López