The
family
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Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...
. Those are:
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Galearia
''Galearia'' is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. It is native to Indochina, insular Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are large trees or shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized per ...
'' (from tribe
Galearieae
Galearieae is a no-longer-recognized tribe of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprised 3 genera, ''Galearia'', ''Microdesmis'', and ''Panda''. Molecular data show that although these three genera are related to each other, they do not belong ...
, subfamily
Acalyphoideae, family
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...
)
*''
Microdesmis
''Microdesmis'' is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, China and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asi ...
'' (from tribe
Galearieae
Galearieae is a no-longer-recognized tribe of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprised 3 genera, ''Galearia'', ''Microdesmis'', and ''Panda''. Molecular data show that although these three genera are related to each other, they do not belong ...
, subfamily
Acalyphoideae, family
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...
)
*''
Panda
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'' (from tribe
Galearieae
Galearieae is a no-longer-recognized tribe of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprised 3 genera, ''Galearia'', ''Microdesmis'', and ''Panda''. Molecular data show that although these three genera are related to each other, they do not belong ...
, subfamily
Acalyphoideae, family
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...
)
These genera contain 17
species
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,
which especially live in
West Africa
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or
Southeast Asia
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.
Species in this family are
dioecious trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple leaves.
The genus ''
Centroplacus
''Centroplacus'' is a genus of the family Centroplacaceae. It was formerly classified in the Phyllanthaceae and given its own tribe, the Centroplaceae. It contains a single species, ''Centroplacus glaucinus''.
General information
''C. glaucin ...
'' was formerly included in the Pandaceae and had also been recognized in the tribe
Centroplaceae
''Centroplacus'' is a genus of the family Centroplacaceae. It was formerly classified in the Phyllanthaceae and given its own tribe, the Centroplaceae. It contains a single species, ''Centroplacus glaucinus''.
General information
''C. glaucin ...
, family
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogenetics: Gaining ground on one of the m ...
). The
APG III system recognized this genus as a part of the family
Centroplacaceae
Centroplacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. The family comprises two genera: ''Bhesa'', which was formerly recognized in the Celastraceae, and ''Centroplacus ...
.
References
Malpighiales families
Dioecious plants
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