Picrodendraceae is a family of

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s, consisting of 80 species in 24 genera.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards).

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and found in

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, continental

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, and tropical

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. Its closest relatives are

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 ...

. This family used to be known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the

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Taxonomy

The family contains about 80 species organised into three tribes, ten subtribes and 24 genera.

Genera

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Androstachys ''Androstachys johnsonii'', the Lebombo ironwood, is a medium-sized Afrotropical tree species, and the sole member of the genus ''Androstachys'' in the Picrodendraceae. It is slow-growing, evergreen to deciduous, and dioecious, with flowers that ...

'' * '' Aristogeitonia'' * ''

Austrobuxus ''Austrobuxus'' is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae first described as a genus in 1861. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. The region with the highest diversity is New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , imag ...

'' * '' Celaenodendron'' * ''

Choriceras ''Choriceras'' is a genus of plants in the family Picrodendraceae first described as a genus in 1874. ''Choriceras'' is native to New Guinea and to northern Australia.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and ...

'' * '' Dissiliaria'' * '' Hyaenanche'' * ''

Kairothamnus ''Kairothamnus'' is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1980. The only known species is ''Kairothamnus phyllanthoides'', endemic to Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea. See also *Taxonomy of the Picrodendr ...

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Longetia ''Longetia'' is a genus of plants under the family (biology), family Picrodendraceae first described as a genus in 1866. It has only one known species, ''Longetia buxoides'', endemic (ecology), endemic to New Caledonia. ;formerly included moved ...

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Micrantheum ''Micrantheum'' is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1818. It is endemic to Australia. ;Species # '' Micrantheum demissum'' F.Muell. - South Australia # '' Micrantheum ericoides'' Desf. - New South Wales ...

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Mischodon ''Mischodon'' is a genus in the family Picrodendraceae, described in 1854. The only known species is ''Mischodon zeylanicus'', a tree native to southern India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The fa ...

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Neoroepera ''Neoroepera'' is a genus of plants in the Picrodendraceae first described as a genus in 1866. The entire genus is endemic to the State of Queensland in northeastern Australia.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checkl ...

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Oldfieldia ''Oldfieldia'' is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae, the only member of its subtribe (Paiveusinae). It was described as a genus in 1850. Oldfieldia is endemic to Africa. ;Species Oldfieldia is after Richard Albert Kearns Oldfield ...

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Paradrypetes ''Paradrypetes'' is a plant genus under the family Rhizophoraceae. It is sometimes included in the Picrodendraceae and was formerly included in the family Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. ...

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Parodiodendron ''Parodiodendron'' is a monotypic plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae, described as a genus in 1969. The sole species is ''Parodiodendron marginivillosum'' . It is found in northern Argentina (Jujuy and Salta Provinces), Bolivia (Tarija ...

'' * '' Petalostigma'' * '' Picrodendron'' * '' Piranhea'' * '' Podocalyx'' * ''

Pseudanthus ''Pseudanthus'' is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae. The genus is endemic to Australia described as a genus in 1827. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to '' Stachystemon'' *''Pseudanthus axillaris'' (A.S.George) Radcl.-Sm ...

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Scagea ''Scagea'' is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1986. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia cente ...

'' * '' Stachyandra'' * '' Stachystemon'' * '' Tetracoccus'' * '' Voatamalo'' * '' Whyanbeelia''

References

Malpighiales families {{Malpighiales-stub