Genus: 1 species.
Region: tropical South America., Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Bolivia.
Habitat: moist submontane forests.
BotanySmall flowering tree.
Leaves: opposite, obovate or elliptical.
Flowers: actinomorphic; bisexual; lack a corolla; similar to
Myrtaceae but the ovary is superior.
Fruit: loculicidal capsule.
TaxonomyThe closest relatives of Alzatea are in the families
Penaeaceae,
Oliniaceae,
Rhynchocalycaceae of southern Africa.