Caldcluvia | |
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Caldcluvia paniculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Cunoniaceae |
Genus: |
Caldcluvia D.Don |
Caldcluvia is a genus of flowering plants containing about 11 species.
Caldcluvia was named after Scottish botanist Alexander Caldcleugh, who travelled to South America between 1819–1825, he collected plants for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in England.
Caldcluvia has been regarded as containing only one species, Caldcluvia paniculata, with other species placed in Ackama, Opocunonia and Spiraeopsis. As of March 2016[update], The Plant List accepted 11 species: