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Leptolaena multiflora | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Sarcolaenaceae Caruel[1] |
Genera | |
The Sarcolaenaceae are a familyofflowering plants endemictoMadagascar. The family includes 79 species[2] of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera.
Recent DNA studies indicate that the Sarcolaenaceae are a sibling taxon to the family DipterocarpaceaeofAfrica, South America, India, Southeast Asia and Malesia.
Sarcolaenaceae |
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Authority control databases: National |
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