Ptaeroxylaceae

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are a small family of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes, most of them from

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, comprising only two genera. Such a family was not recognized by the

APG II system The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Gro ...

of classification (2003), which noted that it was a synonym of

Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in BoDD – Botanical Derm ...

.Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003)
An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II.
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'' 141(4): 399-436. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x The

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of 2009, an updated version of the last system, did not mention the family. All species within this family are included within Rutaceae. The family Ptaeroxylaceae was recognized by the

Thorne system (1992) A system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system of plant classification was devised by the American botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920–2015) in 1968, and he continued to issue revisions over many years (1968–2007). Some versions of the system are ...

Dahlgren system One of the modern systems of plant taxonomy, the Dahlgren system was published by monocot specialist Rolf Dahlgren in 1975 and revised in 1977, and 1980. However, he is best known for his two treatises on monocotyledons in 1982 and revised in 19 ...

, and

Reveal system A 20th-century system of plant taxonomy, the Reveal system (see also the Thorne & Reveal system) of plant classification was drawn up by the American botanist James Reveal (1941-2015). The system was published online in 1997 in ten parts as lectu ...

and placed in the Rutales. Genus: '' Cedrelopsis''

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Species: * '' Cedrelopsis ambanjensis'' J.F. Leroy * '' Cedrelopsis gracilis'' J.F. Leroy * '' Cedrelopsis grevei'' Baill. & Courchet * '' Cedrelopsis longibracteata'' J.F. Leroy * '' Cedrelopsis microfoliolata'' J.F. Leroy * '' Cedrelopsis procera'' J.F. Leroy * '' Cedrelopsis rakotozafyi'' Cheek & M. Lescot * '' Cedrelopsis trivalvis'' J.F. Leroy Genus: ''

Ptaeroxylon ''Ptaeroxylon obliquum'' is the botanical name for the sneezewood tree. It is native to Southern Africa, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It is the only species in the genus ''Ptaeroxylon''. Background ''Ptaeroxylon obliquum' ...

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Ptaeroxylon obliquum ''Ptaeroxylon obliquum'' is the botanical name for the sneezewood tree. It is native to Southern Africa, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It is the only species in the genus ''Ptaeroxylon''. Background ''Ptaeroxylon obliquum' ...

'' (Thunb.) Radlk. (''Ptaeroxylon utile'')

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7256617 Sapindales families Historically recognized angiosperm families Trees of Africa