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Peritassa
Genus of flowering plants
Peritassa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes 21 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Guatemala to Paraguay and southern Brazil.
01Species
The species in the genus Peritassa are:
- Peritassa bullata A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa calypsoides (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa compta Miers
- Peritassa dulcis (Benth.) Miers
- Peritassa flaviflora A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa formidolosa Lombardi
- Peritassa glabra (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi
- Peritassa hatschbachii Lombardi
- Peritassa huanucana (Loes.) A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa killipii A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa laevigata (Hoffmanns. ex Link) A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa longifolia Lombardi
- Peritassa manaoara Lombardi
- Peritassa mexiae A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa myrsinoides (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi
- Peritassa nectandrifolia (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi
- Peritassa peruviana (Miers) A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa petiolata (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi
- Peritassa pruinosa (Seem.) A.C.Sm.
- Peritassa sadleri Lombardi
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