Putranjivaceae

Putranjivaceae
Putranjiva roxburghii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Putranjivaceae Endl.[1]
Genera
Drypetes Lingelsheimia Putranjiva Sibangea

Putranjivaceae is a rosid family that is composed of about 210 species of evergreen tropical trees distributed into 4 genera.^[2] Members of this family have 2-ranked coriaceous leaves, which, if fresh, typically have a radish-like or peppery taste. The flowers are fasciculate and usually small, and the fruits of these species are a single-seeded drupe crown by the persistent stigmas. This family has its origin in Africa and Malesia.

Taxonomy

This family was formerly a tribe (Drypeteae) of the subfamily Phyllanthoideae in the Euphorbiaceae. When the Phyllanthoideae was separated to form the new family Phyllanthaceae, it was decided that Drypeteae also stand alone.

References

1. 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.
2. Gil Nelson (30 September 2010). The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press Inc. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-56164-475-9.

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