Peritassa

Peritassa
Peritassa campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Peritassa Miers (1872)
Species
21; see text
Synonyms
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.

Species

The species in the genus Peritassa are:

• 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