| Guamatela | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Crossosomatales |
| Family: | Guamatelaceae S.H.Oh &D.Potter[1] |
| Genus: | Guamatela Donn.Sm. |
| Species: | G. tuerckheimii |
| Binomial name | |
| Guamatela tuerckheimii | |
Guamatela is agenus offlowering plants in theorderCrossosomatales.Guamatela is the only genus in the familyGuamatelaceae. The genus comprises a single species, thetype species,Guamatela tuerckheimiiDonn.Sm., anevergreenshrub with a prostrate habit that is native toMexico,Guatemala, andHonduras. The genusGuamatela had formerly been included in the familyRosaceae before theAngiosperm Phylogeny Group placed it in the Guamatelaceae in 2009.[1][2]
