Philesiaceae is a
family of
flowering plants, including two genera, each with a single species.
The members of the family are woody shrubs or vines
endemic to southern
Chile.
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 Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a fur ...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 (unchanged from the
APG II system of 2003 and the
APG system, of 1998) places the family in the order
Liliales
Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and Angiosperm Phylogeny Web system, within the lilioid monocots. This order of necessity includes the family Liliaceae. The APG III system (2009) place ...
, in the clade
monocots. They are a sister to the family
Ripogonaceae which is endemic to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.
Genera
*''
Lapageria'' Ruiz & Pavon
*''
Philesia'' Comm. ex Jussieu
References
External links
Philesiaceaein L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards).
The families of flowering plants descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.'' Version: 9 March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
NCBI Taxonomy Browserlinks at CSDL, Texas
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Liliales
Liliales families