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.[1]
| Pentaphylacaceae | |
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| Ternstroemia gymnanthera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Pentaphylacaceae Engl.[1] |
| Genera | |
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Genera
editIn 2014, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website included 14 genera in the family.[2] Plants of the World Online currently includes 12 genera:[3]
- Adinandra Jack
- Anneslea Wall.
- Archboldiodendron Kobuski
- Balthasaria Verdc.
- Cleyera Thunb.
- Eurya Thunb.
- Euryodendron Hung T.Chang
- Freziera Sw. ex Willd.
- Pentaphylax Gardner & Champ.
- Symplococarpon Airy Shaw
- Ternstroemia Mutis ex L.f.
- Visnea L.f.
References
edit- ^ a b Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001–2012), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-09-18
- ^ Pentaphylacaceae Engl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
