Caryocaraceae
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Family of flowering plants
| Caryocaraceae | |
|---|---|
| Caryocar brasiliense | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Caryocaraceae Voigt [1] |
| Genera | |
Caryocaraceae (syn. Rhizobolaceae DC.) is a small family of flowering plants consisting of two genera with 26 species.[2] The family is native to tropical regions of Central and South America, as well as the West Indies.[3] [4]
References
[edit ]- ^ 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 .
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, search for Caryocaraceae
- ^ Tropicos, Caryocaraceae Voigt
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