Perrottetia | |
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Perrottetia sandwicensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Huerteales |
Family: | Dipentodontaceae |
Genus: | Perrottetia Kunth |
Type species | |
Perrottetia quinduensis | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
Caryospermum Blume |
Perrottetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipentodontaceae described in 1824.[2][1][4] Species occur in China, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Hawaii, Australia, and Latin America.[3][5][6] It is the largest genus of the recently described order Huerteales.