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 Siparuna cauliflora
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Siparunaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognised by few taxonomists: the plants concerned have usually been included in family Monimiaceae.
The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), does recognize this family, and assigns it to the order Laurales in the clade magnoliids. The family consists of two genera of woody plants, with essential oils: Glossocalyx longicuspis in West Africa and Siparuna of several dozen species, in the Neotropics.
External links :
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- Siparunaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3rd May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
- Siparuna
- The Official Siparuna Website
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL, Texas
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