Hypericaceae
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Hypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales
. Molecular data supports its monophyly
. Some systematists treat it as a subfamily of the Clusiaceae
. When it is accepted as a distinct family, it contains the following genera:
Malpighiales
Malpighiales is one of the largest orders of flowering plants, containing about 16000 species, approximately 7.8% of the eudicots. The order is very diverse and hard to recognize except with molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is not part of any of the classification systems that are based only on...
. Molecular data supports its monophyly
Monophyly
In common cladistic usage, a monophyletic group is a taxon which forms a clade, meaning that it contains all the descendants of the possibly hypothetical closest common ancestor of the members of the group. The term is synonymous with the uncommon term holophyly...
. Some systematists treat it as a subfamily of the Clusiaceae
Clusiaceae
The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. is a family of plants formerly including about 37 genera and 1610 species of trees and shrubs, often with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds. It is primarily tropical...
. When it is accepted as a distinct family, it contains the following genera:
- CratoxylumCratoxylumCratoxylum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae, native to Southeast Asia.Species include:*Cratoxylum arborescens*Cratoxylum cochinchinense*Cratoxylum formosum...
Blume - ElieaElieaEliea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae....
Cambess. - Harungana Lamarck
- HypericumHypericumHypericum is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae ....
L. - Lianthus N. Robson
- SantomasiaSantomasiaSantomasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae....
N. Robson - ThorneaThorneaThornea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae....
Breedlove & McClintock - TriadenumTriadenumTriadenum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. The genus is characterized by opposite, blunt-tipped leaves and pink flowers with 9 stamens....
Rafinesque - VismiaVismiaVismia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. Like many members of the Hypericaceae, these plants contain xanthonoids.Species include:*Vismia baccifera*Vismia guianensis*Vismia jefensis*Vismia micrantha...
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