plant
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genus
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under the
family
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Picrodendraceae
Picrodendraceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 80 speciesStephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/ in 25 genera. These are subtropical to Tropics, ...
subtribe
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Podocalycinae. There is only one known species, ''Podocalyx loranthoides'', a tree native to
Venezuela
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,
Colombia
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,
Peru
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, and northwestern
Brazil
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Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae
As the family Picrodendraceae is erected from the bases of subfamily Oldfieldioideae, its taxonomy remains the same:
Tribe Caletieae
There are 4 subtribes and 13 genera:
:Subtribe Dissiliariinae
::''Austrobuxus'' (also ''Buraeavia'', ''Bureau ...