''Callisthene'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s belonging to the family
Vochysiaceae
Vochysiaceae is a plant family belonging to the order of Myrtales.
Description
Trees or shrubs with opposite leaves; flowers are zygomorph 1-(3)-5 merous; ovary inferior or superior; one fertile stamen; fruits samara or capsules.
Biogeography ...
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Its native range is Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay.
Species:
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Callisthene dryadum''
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Callisthene erythroclada''
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Callisthene fasciculata''
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Callisthene inundata''
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Callisthene major''
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Callisthene microphylla''
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Callisthene minor''
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Callisthene mollissima''
References
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Vochysiaceae
Myrtales genera