Physenaceae
Encyclopedia
Physenaceae is the botanical name
for a family
of flowering plants. This family has been only recently recognized by taxonomists.
The APG II system
, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system
, of 1998), does recognize this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales
in the clade core eudicots. The family comprises only a single genus (Physena
) of probably two species, of Madagascar. According to the AP-Website it forms a clade together with the family Asteropeiaceae
(also of Madagascar).
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
for a family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flowering plants. This family has been only recently recognized by taxonomists.
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 It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system
APG system
The APG system of plant classification is the first, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was superseded in 2003 by a revision, the APG II system, and then in 2009 by a further...
, of 1998), does recognize this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales is an order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves.-Description:...
in the clade core eudicots. The family comprises only a single genus (Physena
Physena
Physena is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. It contains two species of shrubs and small trees. Physena is the sole genus of family Physenaceae.-External links:*...
) of probably two species, of Madagascar. According to the AP-Website it forms a clade together with the family Asteropeiaceae
Asteropeiaceae
Asteropeiaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by very few taxonomists.The APG II system, of 2003 does recognize such a family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots...
(also of Madagascar).
External links
- Physenaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 30 May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser