Euceraea

Euceraea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae.^[2] The genus is native to north South America throughout the North Region of Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.^[2][3][4][5]

Euceraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Subfamily:	Samydoideae
Genus:	Euceraea Mart.
Type species
Euceraea nitida[1] Mart.
Species
3; see text

Previously it was treated in the family Flacourtiaceae^[6] but was moved along with its close relatives to the Salicaceae based on analyses of DNA data.^[7] Euceraea is closely related to the genera Casearia and Neoptychocarpus, but differs in its inflorescences of composite spikes.^[8] One species, Euceraea rheophytica, is a rheophyte.^[9]

In 2022, Euceraea became a synonym of the genus Casearia, though many sources still consider the genus separate.^[10]

Known species

The following species are accepted by World Flora Online:^[2]

• Euceraea nitida Mart.
• Euceraea rheophytica P.E.Berry & M.E.Olson
• Euceraea sleumeriana Steyerm. & Maguire