Biology:Caryocaraceae

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Short description: Family of flowering plants

Caryocaraceae
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Caryocar brasiliense
Scientific classification e
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

  1. 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 
  2. Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa (Magnolia Press) 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598. 
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, search for Caryocaraceae
  4. Tropicos, Caryocaraceae Voigt

Wikidata ☰ Q131345 entry