| Name | Emelista |
| Authorship | |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Caesalpiniaceae |
| Contains | Emelista mucronifera (Mart. ex Benth.) Pittier Emelista mucronulosa Pittier Emelista obtusifolia (L.) Raf. Emelista pilifera (Vogel) Pittier Emelista sp. Emelista tora (L.) Britton & Rose |