Renistipula galeottii
| Renistipula galeottii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Guettardeae |
| Genus: | Renistipula |
| Species: | R. galeottii |
| Binomial name | |
| Renistipula galeottii | |
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Renistipula galeottii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It is small tree which grows from 8 to 12 metres tall, which is endemic to Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, and Veracruz in southern Mexico. It grows in lowland tropical rain forest up to 1,000 metres elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Rondeletia galeottii by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1918. In 2004 Attila Borhidi placed the species in the newly-described genus Renistipula as R. galeottii.[2]
References
- 1 2 Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2021). "Arachnothryx galeottii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T126618205A126620718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T126618205A126620718.en. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Renistipula galeottii (Standl.) Borhidi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 May 2026.