Tontelea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico through Central America and tropical South America to Bolivia and southern Brazil.

Species

As of March 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts 19 species.

• Tontelea attenuata

• Tontelea congestiflora

• Tontelea corcovadensis

• Tontelea coriacea

• Tontelea corymbosa

• Tontelea cylindrocarpa

• Tontelea emarginata

• Tontelea fuliginea

• Tontelea hondurensis

• Tontelea lanceolata

• Tontelea laxiflora

• Tontelea leptophylla

• Tontelea martiana

• Tontelea mauritioides

• Tontelea micrantha

• Tontelea miersii

• Tontelea passiflora

• Tontelea sandwithii

• Tontelea tenuicula

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