The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the
APG III system
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a f ...
of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
Genera
In 2014, the
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (or APweb) is a website that presents up-to-date research on the phylogeny and taxonomy of flowering plants (angiosperms) in what is intended to be a user-friendly way.
The site is hosted by the Missouri Botanical ...
included 14 genera in the family.
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
currently includes 12 genera:
[Pentaphylacaceae Engl.]
''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
''. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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Adinandra''
Jack
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Anneslea''
Wall.
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Archboldiodendron''
Kobuski
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Balthasaria''
Verdc.
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Cleyera''
Thunb.
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Eurya''
Thunb.
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Euryodendron''
Hung T.Chang
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Freziera''
Sw. ex Willd.
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Pentaphylax''
Gardner & Champ.
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Symplococarpon''
Airy Shaw
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Ternstroemia''
Mutis ex L.f.
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Visnea''
L.f.
References
Ericales families
Taxa named by Adolf Engler
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