Picrodendraceae
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Picrodendraceae
(′pik·rō·den′drās·ē′ē)
(botany) A small family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Juglandales characterized by unisexual flowers borne in catkins, four apical ovules in a superior ovary, and trifoliate leaves.
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Picrodendraceae
| Picrodendraceae | |
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| Tetracoccus dioicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae Small |
| Genera | |
See also Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae. |
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Picrodendraceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 80 species in 24 genera.[1] These are subtropical to tropical and found in New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, Madagascar, continental Africa as well as tropical America.
This family was previously known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the Euphorbiaceae.
References
- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
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