Peritassa

Peritassa
Peritassa campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Peritassa Miers (1872)
Species1
21; see text
Synonyms1
Sarcocampsa Miers (1872) Sicyomorpha Miers (1872)

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.¹

The species in the genus Peritassa are:¹

• 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