Metteniusaceae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s, and

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s, primarily of the

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. The family was formerly restricted to just ''

Metteniusa ''Metteniusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Metteniusaceae. It was named by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten, Hermann Karsten in 1860 for the Germans, German botanist Georg Heinrich Mettenius. It has seven sp ...

'', but it is now expanded with a number of genera that were formerly placed in the widely

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of converg ...

Icacinaceae The Icacinaceae, also called the white pear family, are a family of flowering plants,"Icacinaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website (see ''External links'' below). consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, pri ...

Genera

, the

Angiosperm Phylogeny Website The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (or APweb) is a website dedicated to research on angiosperm phylogeny and taxonomy. The site is hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden website and maintained by researchers, Peter F. Stevens and Hilary M. Davis ...

accepts 11 genera:Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)
"Metteniusaceae"
''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2016-06-09. * ''

Apodytes ''Apodytes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly either unplaced as to family or placed in the family Icacinaceae. It consists of about 8 species of evergreen trees, from tropical northeastern Australia, N ...

'' - c. 6 species * ''

Calatola ''Calatola'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Icacinaceae. Its Range (biology), range is from Mexico to Peru. There are nine species.Tropicos, botanical informati ...

'' - 7 species * ''

Dendrobangia ''Dendrobangia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Metteniusaceae.Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)"Metteniusaceae" ''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2016-06-09. It was formerly placed in the family Cardiopterida ...

'' - 3 species * '' Emmotum'' - c. 10 species * ''

'' - 7 species * '' Oecopetalum'' - 3 species * '' Ottoschulzia'' - 3 species * '' Pittosporopsis'' * ''

Platea Plataea or Plataia (; grc, Πλάταια), also Plataeae or Plataiai (; grc, Πλαταιαί), was an ancient city, located in Greece in southeastern Boeotia, south of Thebes.Mish, Frederick C., Editor in Chief. “Plataea.” '' Webst ...

'' - 5 species * '' Poraqueiba'' - 3 species * ''

Rhaphiostylis ''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs ...

'' - c. 10 species

References

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