Perrottetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipentodontaceae described as a family in 1824. Species occur in China, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Hawaii, Australia, and Latin America. It is the largest genus of the recently described order Huerteales. Taxonomy This genus was previously placed in the staff vine family, Celastraceae., but molecular evidence has shown that it not related and better placed with ''Dipentodon'' in a separate family Dipentodontaceae. Species and subspecies accepted taxa Perrottetia alpestris - insular Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Queensland subsp. moluccana subsp. philippinensis Perrottetia arisanensis - Yunnan, Taiwan Perrottetia caliensis - Colombia Perrottetia calva - Colombia Perrottetia colorata - Colombia Perrottetia distichophylla - Colombia Perrottetia excelsa - Panama Perrottetia gentryi - Colombia, Peru, Bolivia Perrottetia guacharana - Colombia Perrottetia lanceolata - Venezuela Perrottetia longistylis - S Mexico, Central America Perrottetia maxima - Colombia Perrottetia multiflora - from Costa Rica to Peru Perrottetia ovata - C + S Mexico Perrottetia quinduensis - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia Perrottetia racemosa - S China Perrottetia sandwicensis – Olomea or Waimea - Hawaii Perrottetia sessiliflora - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Perrottetia simplicissima - Colombia References External links