''Neotessmannia'' is a genus of

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 in the family

Muntingiaceae The Muntingiaceae are a family of flowering plants, belonging to the rosid order Malvales. The family consists of three genera: '' Dicraspidia'', '' Muntingia'', and '' Neotessmannia'', each with a single species. They are woody plants of the tro ...

, comprising only one species, ''Neotessmannia uniflora''. It is native to

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

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Trees of Peru Monotypic Malvales genera Muntingiaceae Taxa named by Max Burret {{Malvales-stub