Macrohasseltia

Macrohasseltia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of tree: Macrohasseltia macroterantha, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae,^[2] Macrohasseltia is now classified in Salicaceae,^[3] along with close relatives Bennettiodendron, Carrierea, Idesia, Itoa, Olmediella, Poliothyrsis, and even the willows (Salix) and cottonwoods (Populus) themselves.^[4]

Macrohasseltia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Subfamily:	Salicoideae
Tribe:	Prockieae
Genus:	Macrohasseltia L.O. Williams
Species:	M. macroterantha
Binomial name
Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O. Williams) L.O. Williams
Synonyms[1]
Hasseltia macroterantha Standl. & L.O. Williams