Hasseltiopsis

Hasseltiopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Subfamily: Salicoideae
Tribe: Prockieae
Genus: Hasseltiopsis
Sleumer
Species:
H. dioica
Binomial name
Hasseltiopsis dioica
(Benth.) Sleumer
Synonyms
  • Banara costaricensis (Standl.) Sleumer
  • Banara dioica Benth.
  • Hasseltia costaricensis Standl.
  • Hasseltia dioica (Benth.) Sleumer

Hasseltiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It includes a single species, Hasseltiopsis dioica, a tree native to southern Mexico and Costa Rica. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae, Hasseltiopsis is now classified in Salicaceae, along with close relatives Prockia, Pineda, Neosprucea, and Banara.