Macrohasseltia

{{Short description|Genus of trees}}

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| genus = Macrohasseltia

| parent_authority = L.O. Williams

| species = macroterantha

| authority = (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams

| synonyms = Hasseltia macroterantha {{au|Standl. & L.O. Williams}}

| synonyms_ref = {{ThePlantList|id=tro-13200516|taxon=Macrohasseltia macroterantha|authority=(Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams|accessdate=14 September 2013}}

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Macrohasseltia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of tree: Macrohasseltia macroterantha, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Flora Neotropica 22: 1-499. Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae,{{cite journal |doi=10.2307/4110825 |first=Mark W. |last=Chase |author2=S. Zmarzty |author3=M.D. Lledó |author4=K.J. Wurdack |author5=S.M. Swensen |author6=M.F. Fay |year=2002 |title=When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences |jstor=4110825 |journal=Kew Bulletin |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=141–181|bibcode=2002KewBu..57..141C }} along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows (Salix) and cottonwoods (Populus) themselves.Alford, M.H. 2005. Systematic Studies in Flacourtiaceae. Dissertation, Cornell University.