The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In 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 Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a fu ...
of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
Genera
In 2014, 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 ...
included 14 genera in the family:
Plants of the World Online
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currently includes:
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Adinandra
''Adinandra'' is a genus of plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae
The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
Genera
In 2014, the ...
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Jack
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Anneslea
''Anneslea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Pentaphylacaceae
The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
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Wall.
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Archboldiodendron''
Kobuski
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Balthasaria
''Balthasaria'' is a genus of plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae. They are found in Africa, within Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre.
Originally the species was called ''Melchiora'' by Clarence Emmeren Kobuski in 1956 in honour of ...
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Verdc.
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Cleyera
''Cleyera'' is a plant genus consisting of 21 speciesThe Plant List (2013). ''Cleyera''. Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ Accessed 24 August 2020/ref> of tender, evergreen shrubs to small trees, mostly native t ...
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Thunb.
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Eurya''
Thunb.
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Euryodendron
''Euryodendron'' is a genus of plant in family Pentaphylacaceae
The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
Genera
In 2014, the ...
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Hung T.Chang
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Freziera''
Sw. ex Willd.
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Pentaphylax
''Pentaphylax'' is a genus of flowering plants, with one or two species which are shrubs and small trees. The species has simple evergreen leaves that are alternately arranged on the stems. The flower pistil is 5 celled and the anthers dehiscin ...
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Gardner & Champ.
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Poeciloneuron
''Poeciloneuron'' is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (or APweb) is a website dedicated to research on angiosperm phylogeny and taxonomy.
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Bedd.
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Symplococarpon
''Symplococarpon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Pentaphylacaceae
The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiac ...
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Airy Shaw
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Ternstroemia
''Ternstroemia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.[Visnea
''Visnea'' L.f. is a monotypic genus of plant in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus only contains the following species (but this info may be incomplete); '' Visnea mocanera'' which is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The genus name ...]
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L.f.
References
Ericales families
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