Rapateaceae

Rapateaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Rapateaceae
genera
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Rapateaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists.

The APG II system, of 2003 also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots. This represents a slight change from the APG system, 1998, which left the family unplaced as to order, but placed it in the same clade (although it used the spelling "commelinoids"). The family consists of probably less than a hundred species, found in tropical South America and tropical west Africa.

The Cronquist system, of 1981, also recognized this family and placed it in the order Commelinales in the subclass Commelinidae in class Liliopsida in division Magnoliophyta.

Genera

• Amphiphyllum Gleason
• Cephalostemon R.H.Schomb.
• Duckea Maguire
• Epidryos Maguire
• Guacamaya Maguire
• Kunhardtia Maguire
• Marahuacaea Maguire
• Maschalocephalus Gilg & K.Schum.
• Monotrema Korn.
• Phelpsiella Maguire
• Potarophytum Sandwith
• Rapatea Aubl.
• Saxofridericia R.H.Schomb.
• Schoenocephalium Seub.
• Spathanthus Desv.
• Stegolepis Klotzsch ex Korn.
• Windsorina Gleason

External links

• Rapateaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser
• links at CSDL

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