The Surianaceae are a family of plants in the order
Fabales with five genera and eight known species.
It has an unusual distribution: the genus ''
Recchia'' is native to
Mexico
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, and the sole member of ''
Suriana'', ''
S. maritima'', is a coastal plant with a
pantropical distribution; and the remaining three genera are endemic to
Australia
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.
They range in form from small shrubs to tall trees.
Systematics
Modern
molecular phylogenetics
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
suggest the following relationships:
Species
References
Rosid families
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