Family of flowering plants
The family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae . Those are:
These genera contain 17 species ,[ 2] which especially live in West Africa or Southeast Asia .[ 3]
Species in this family are dioecious trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple leaves.[ 4]
The genus Centroplacus was formerly included in the Pandaceae and had also been recognized in the tribe Centroplaceae , family Phyllanthaceae ). The APG III system recognized this genus as a part of the family Centroplacaceae .[ 1]
References
^ a b Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 161 (2): 105–121, doi :10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x , hdl :10654/18083
^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase" . Phytotaxa . 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi :10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 .
^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website . Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
^ Wurdack, Kenneth J.; Hoffmann, Petra; Samuel, Rosabelle; Bruijn, Anette; Bank, Michelle; Chase, Mark W. (2004). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences" . American Journal of Botany . 91 (11): 1882–1900. doi :10.3732/ajb.91.11.1882 . PMID 21652335 .