Picramniaceae
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The Picramniales are a small, mainly neotropical order
of plants containing one family, the Picramniaceae, and three genera Alvaradoa
, Nothotalisia and Picramnia
. Members of the order were formerly placed in the family Simaroubaceae
or misidentified as species in the family Sapindaceae
, in the order Sapindales
. The most recent standard classification of the Angiosperms (the APG III system
) distinguishes it as a separate order. It belongs to the malvids, one of the three groups that constitute the rosids
.
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of plants containing one family, the Picramniaceae, and three genera Alvaradoa
Alvaradoa
Alvaradoa is a genus of plant in family Simaroubaceae.It contains the following species :* Alvaradoa jamaicensis, Benth.* Alvaradoa amorphoides Liebm....
, Nothotalisia and Picramnia
Picramnia
Picramnia is a genus of plant considered to be in the family Picramniaceae, but sometimes placed in Simaroubaceae. The name is conserved against the genera Pseudo-brasilium Adans., and Tariri Aubl., both which have been rejected .-Selected species:* P. acreana Ule* P. andrade-limae...
. Members of the order were formerly placed in the family Simaroubaceae
Simaroubaceae
The Simaroubaceae is a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off...
or misidentified as species in the family Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
, in the order Sapindales
Sapindales
Sapindales is a botanical name for an order of flowering plants. Well-known members of Sapindales include citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem....
. The most recent standard classification of the Angiosperms (the APG III system
APG III system
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy...
) distinguishes it as a separate order. It belongs to the malvids, one of the three groups that constitute the rosids
Rosids
The rosids are members of a large clade of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms. The clade is divided into 16 to 20 orders, depending upon circumscription and classification. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 140 families...
.
- Family Picramniaceae
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- Genus AlvaradoaAlvaradoaAlvaradoa is a genus of plant in family Simaroubaceae.It contains the following species :* Alvaradoa jamaicensis, Benth.* Alvaradoa amorphoides Liebm....
- Genus Nothotalisia
- Genus PicramniaPicramniaPicramnia is a genus of plant considered to be in the family Picramniaceae, but sometimes placed in Simaroubaceae. The name is conserved against the genera Pseudo-brasilium Adans., and Tariri Aubl., both which have been rejected .-Selected species:* P. acreana Ule* P. andrade-limae...
- Genus Alvaradoa
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External links
- Picramniales (at Angiosperm Phylogeny Website)