Pteleopsis

Pteleopsis
Pteleopsis myrtifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Pteleopsis
Engl.

Pteleopsis was a genus in the plant family Combretaceae. It is now regarded as a synonym of Terminalia L., another genus of the same family which contains around 290 species.[1]

Species formerly included here:[2]

  • Pteleopsis myrtifolia – now Terminalia myrtifolia
  • Pteleopsis albidiflora – now Terminalia hylodendron
  • Pteleopsis anisoptera – now Terminalia anisoptera
  • Pteleopsis apetala – now Terminalia apetala
  • Pteleopsis barbosae – now Terminalia barbosae
  • Pteleopsis bequaertii – now Terminalia hylodendron
  • Pteleopsis diptera – now Terminalia welwitschii
  • Pteleopsis habeensis – now Terminalia habeensis
  • Pteleopsis hylodendron – now Terminalia hylodendron
  • Pteleopsis kerstingii – now Terminalia mollis
  • Pteleopsis ledermannii – unplaced
  • Pteleopsis obovata – now Terminalia myrtifolia
  • Pteleopsis pteleopsoides – now Terminalia pteleopsoides
  • Pteleopsis ritschardii – now Terminalia anisoptera
  • Pteleopsis stenocarpa – now Terminalia myrtifolia
  • Pteleopsis suberosa – now Terminalia engleri
  • Pteleopsis tetraptera – now Terminalia tetraptera
  • Pteleopsis variifolia – now Terminalia myrtifolia

References

  1. ↑ "Terminalia L." Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam: Catalogue of Life Foundation. 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Pteleopsis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.