Exellodendron

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Exellodendron is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1972.Prance, Ghillean Tolmie. 1972. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 9: 195-200[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40008042 Tropicos, Exellodendron Prance]

The entire genus Exellodendron is native to South America.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=369271 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

;Species

  1. Exellodendron barbatum (Ducke) Prance - Bolívar, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará)
  2. Exellodendron cordatum (Hook.f.) Prance - NE Brazil
  3. Exellodendron coriaceum (Benth.) Prance - Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), Guyana, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Pará)
  4. Exellodendron gardneri (Hook.f.) Prance - Brazil (Rondônia, Bahia, Goiás)
  5. Exellodendron gracile (Kuhlm.) Prance - Brazil (Espírito Santo)

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