Staphyleaceae is a small family of

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s in the order

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, native to Europe, temperate and tropical Asia and the

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s. The largest genus ''Staphylea'', which gives the family its name, contains the "bladdernut" trees. The family includes three genera with more than 40 known species.

Genera

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'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online: Staphyleaceae Martinov (retrieved 7 October 2020)
/ref> * '' Dalrympelea'' Roxb. * '' Staphylea'' L. (includes ''Euscaphis'') * '' Turpinia'' Vent.

Excluded genera

These two genera, formerly placed here, are now included in the Tapisciaceae (

Huerteales Huerteales is the botanical name for an order of flowering plants.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Huerteales". In: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. In: Missouri Botanical Garden Website. (see ''External links'' below) It is one of the 17 orders t ...

) as of the

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(2009). *'' Huertea'' *'' Tapiscia''

References

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