''Hanguana'' is a
genus of
flowering plants with a dozen known species.
It is the only genus in the
family Hanguanaceae.
The
APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order
Commelinales, in the clade
commelinids, in the
monocots (unchanged from the
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 being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a fur ...
of 2009 and the
APG II system of 2003.
[ This represents a slight change from the APG system, of 1998, which left Hanguanaceae unplaced as to order, but assigned it to these same clades (although it used the name commelinoids). The family consists of only very few species of perennial, tropical plants in ]Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Micronesia, and northern Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.[Siti Nurfazilah, A.R., Ahmed Sofiman, O., Mohd Fahmi, A.B. & Boyce, P.C. (2010). Studies on ''Hanguana'' (Commelinales, Hanguanaceae) for Sunda II: Five new forest species from Peninsular Malaysia and recircumscription of ''Hanguana malayana''. Willdenowia 40: 205-219]
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Species currently accepted (August 2014):[
#'']Hanguana bakoensis
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Siti Nurfazilah, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Sarawak
#''Hanguana bogneri
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Tillich & E.Sill - Sarawak
#''Hanguana exultans
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Siti Nurfazilah, Mohd Fahmi, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Peninsular Malaysia
#''Hanguana kassintu
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Blume - Java
#''Hanguana loi
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Mohd Fahmi, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Sarawak
#''Hanguana major
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Airy Shaw - Sarawak, Sabah
#''Hanguana malayana
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' (Jack) Merr. - Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Palau
#''Hanguana neglecta
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' ? - Malaya
#''Hanguana nitens
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Siti Nurfazilah, Mohd Fahmi, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Peninsular Malaysia
#''Hanguana pantiensis
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Siti Nurfazilah, Mohd Fahmi, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Peninsular Malaysia
#''Hanguana podzolica
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Siti Nurfazilah, Mohd Fahmi, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Peninsular Malaysia
#''Hanguana stenopoda
''Hanguana'' is a genus of flowering plants with a dozen known species. It is the only genus in the family Hanguanaceae.
The APG IV system of 2016 recognizes such a family and places it in the order Commelinales, in the clade commelinids, in th ...
'' Siti Nurfazilah, Mohd Fahmi, Sofiman Othman & P.C.Boyce - Peninsular Malaysia
References
External links
''Monocot families'' (USDA)links at CSDL
Commelinales
Commelinales genera
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