Aptandraceae

The Aptandraceae is a family of flowering plants in the sandalwood order. The members of the tropical plant family are parasitic on other plants, usually on the roots, and grow as trees, shrubs or woody lianas.[2][3][4][5]

Aptandraceae
Aptandra tubicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Aptandraceae
Miers[1]
Genera

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The genera of the family have long been recognized by taxonomists as forming a clade (van Tieghem (1896), Pierre (1897), and Gagnepain (1910)), but have at other times been placed in the family Olacaceae.[6] In the APG III system, it was accepted that the Olacaceae sensu lato were paraphyletic but did not propose new family limits as relationships were considered uncertain.[7] Subsequently Olacaceae has been split into six families, including Aptandraceae.[1]

Genera

Eight genera are placed in this family:[1]

  • Anacolosa Blume
  • Aptandra Miers
  • Cathedra Miers
  • Chaunochiton Bentham
  • Harmandia Baillon
  • Hondurodendron C. Ulloa, Nickrent, Whitefoord & Kelly
  • Ongokea Pierre
  • Phanerodiscus Cavaco

References
  1. Stevens, P.F. "Santalales". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  2. Joel, D. M.; Gressel, J.; Musselman, L. J. (2013). Parasitic Orobanchaceae: Parasitic Mechanisms and Control Strategies. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 9783642381461.
  3. Tʹaxtaǰian, A. L. (2009). Flowering plants. New York: Springer. ISBN 9781402096099.
  4. Verma, B.K. (2010). Introduction to Taxonomy of Angiosperms. Prentice-Hall of India. ISBN 978-8120341142.
  5. Nickrent, D. L. (2011). "Santalales (Including Mistletoes)". Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0003714.pub2. ISBN 0470016175.
  6. Malécot, V. R.; Nickrent, D. L.; Baas, P.; Van Den Oever, L.; Lobreau-Callen, D. (2004). "A Morphological Cladistic Analysis of Olacaceae". Systematic Botany. 29 (3): 569. doi:10.1600/0363644041744301.
  7. "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. 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
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