Picrodendraceae
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| Picrodendraceae | |
|---|---|
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| Tetracoccus dioicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae Small[1] |
| Tribes | |
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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.
This family used to be known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the Euphorbiaceae.
Taxonomy
Main article: List of Picrodendraceae genera
The family contains about 80 species organised into three tribes, ten subtribes and 24 genera.
References
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. 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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