Staphyleaceae is a small family of

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s in the order

Crossosomatales The Crossosomatales are an order, first recognized as such by APG II. They are flowering plants included within the Rosid eudicots. Description Species assigned to the Crossosomatales have in common flowers that are positioned solitarily, with ...

, native to Europe, temperate and tropical Asia and the

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s. The largest genus ''Staphylea'', which gives the family its name, contains the "bladdernut" trees. The family includes three genera with more than 40 known species.

Genera

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Turpinia ''Turpinia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America. Species include: * '' Turpinia affinis'' * '' Turpinia arguta'' * '' Turpinia cochinchinensis'' * '' Turpinia formosana'' ...

'' Vent.

Excluded genera

These two genera, formerly placed here, are now included in the

Tapisciaceae Tapisciaceae is a family of flowering plants. Until recently it had been abandoned by taxonomists, and it was not recognised in the APG II system of 2003. In the APG III system, however, it has been reinstated to encompass the two genera '' Tapis ...

(

Huerteales Huerteales is the botanical name for an order of flowering plants.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Huerteales". In: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. In: Missouri Botanical Garden Website. (see ''External links'' below) It is one of the 17 orders t ...

) as of the

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(2009). *''

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'' *'' Tapiscia''

References

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