Picrodendraceae
Picrodendraceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 80 species in 24 genera.[2] These are subtropical to tropical and found in New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, Madagascar, continental Africa, and tropical America. Its closest relatives are Phyllanthaceae.
| Picrodendraceae | |
|---|---|
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| Tetracoccus dioicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae Small[1] |
| Tribes | |
This family used to be known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the Euphorbiaceae.
Taxonomy
The family contains about 80 species organised into three tribes, ten subtribes and 24 genera.
Genera
- Androstachys
- Aristogeitonia
- Austrobuxus
- Celaenodendron
- Choriceras
- Dissiliaria
- Hyaenanche
- Kairothamnus
- Longetia
- Micrantheum
- Mischodon
- Neoroepera
- Oldfieldia
- Paradrypetes
- Parodiodendron
- Petalostigma
- Picrodendron
- Piranhea
- Podocalyx
- Pseudanthus
- Scagea
- Stachyandra
- Stachystemon
- Tetracoccus
- Voatamalo
- Whyanbeelia
References
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
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