Staphyleaceae
| Staphyleaceae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Staphylea colchica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Crossosomatales |
| Family: | Staphyleaceae (DC.) Lindl. |
| Genera | |
Staphyleaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Crossosomatales, native to the Northern Hemisphere and also in South America. The genus Staphylea, which gives the family its name, contains the "bladdernut" trees.
- Excluded genera
These two genera, formerly placed here, are now included in the Tapisciaceae (Huerteales) as of the APG III system (2009).[1]
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, retrieved 2010-12-10
- U.S. National Plant Germplasm System: Staphyleaceae
- Staphyleaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
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