Escalloniaceae
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The Escalloniaceae is a family of flowering plant
s comprising about 130 species in seven genera. In the APG II system
it is one of eight families in the euasterids II clade (campanulids) that are unplaced as to order. More recent research has provided evidence that two of those families, Eremosynaceae and Tribelaceae, arose from within Escalloniaceae; the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
therefore merges these two families into Escalloniaceae, and also places the family alone in order Escalloniales.
Genera:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s comprising about 130 species in seven genera. In the APG II system
APG II system
The APG II system of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
it is one of eight families in the euasterids II clade (campanulids) that are unplaced as to order. More recent research has provided evidence that two of those families, Eremosynaceae and Tribelaceae, arose from within Escalloniaceae; the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website is a well-known web site dedicated to research on Angiosperm phylogeny and taxonomy.The site is hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden website and maintained by researcher Peter F. Stevens, who is a member of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...
therefore merges these two families into Escalloniaceae, and also places the family alone in order Escalloniales.
Genera:
- AnopterusAnopterusAnopterus is a genus of two species of shrubs or small trees.-Species:* Anopterus glandulosus - western Tasmania* Anopterus macleayanus - eastern Australia...
- EremosyneEremosyneEremosyne pectinata, the sole species in the genus Eremosyne, is an annual herb endemic to the south coast of Western Australia.-Taxonomy:...
- EscalloniaEscalloniaEscallonia is a genus of flowering plants of the Escalloniaceae family.Commonly used as a hedging plant, it grows about 1 ft per year, and reaches between 4-8 ft in height. It is happy in coastal areas, but not very tolerant of dry winds....
- Forgesia
- PolyosmaPolyosmaPolyosma is a genus of about 60 species of trees native to south-east Asia. They occur from China south through south-east Asia to the east coast of Australia, and also in New Caledonia....
- TribelesTribelesTribeles australis, the sole species in the genus Tribeles, is a prostrate shrub native to Chile and Argentina.-Taxonomy:Historically it was placed alone in family Tribelaceae. This was placed in the Hydrangeales by Takhtajan, but the APG II system placed it in the Euasterids II clade unplaced as...
- Valdivia