The genus "Clusia" (whence the family Clusiaceae) also honours Clusius. Clusia major is a tropical plant species in the genus "Clusia". Floral resin occurs in many, probably most species of "Clusia". A new xeromorphic species of Clusia (Clusiaceae) from dry valleys of northern Peru. The name "Clusia major" is sometimes misapplied to this species. The wood of "Clusia" is highly durable, and is sometimes used for roof construction. Clusia&colon; a woody Neotropical genus of remarkable plasticity and diversity, pp. "Clusia" plants provide excellent nesting sites for some insects. It is sometimes spelled Copey, and the scientific name is "Clusia rosea". Its single species, Hypocharis clusia, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. The closest relatives of "Clusia" are the neotropical genera "Chrysochlamys", "Tovomita", "Dystovomita" and "Tovomitopsis". "Clusia major" occurs in the Lesser Antilles. Clusia is the type genus of the flowering plant family Clusiaceae. Examples are "Clusia rosea", "C. major" and "C. orthoneura".