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 Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a fur ...
of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
Genera
In 2014, the
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website included 14 genera in the family:
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
currently includes:
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Adinandra
''Adinandra'' is a genus of plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae. It contains the following species:
# '' Adinandra acuminata'' Korth.
# '' Adinandra acuta'' Korth.
# '' Adinandra angulata'' Ridl.
# '' Adinandra angustifolia'' (S.H.Chun ex H.G.Y ...
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Jack
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Anneslea
''Anneslea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Pentaphylacaceae.
Its native range is Nepal to Taiwan and Sumatra.
Species:
*''Anneslea donnaiensis''
*''Anneslea fragrans''
*''Anneslea paradoxa''
*''Anneslea steenisii
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Wall.
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Archboldiodendron''
Kobuski
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Balthasaria
''Balthasaria'' is a genus of plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae. They are found in Africa, within Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre.
Originally the species was called ''Melchiora'' by Clarence Emmeren Kobuski in 1956 in honour of Ha ...
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Verdc.
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Cleyera''
Thunb.
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Eurya''
Thunb.
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Euryodendron
''Euryodendron'' is a genus of plant in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus currently contains a single species, ''Euryodendron excelsum''. It is endemic to China. It is threatened by habitat loss.
A 2017 survey carried out in Guangdong Province ...
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Hung T.Chang
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Freziera''
Sw. ex Willd.
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Pentaphylax''
Gardner & Champ.
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Poeciloneuron''
Bedd.
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Symplococarpon
''Symplococarpon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Pentaphylacaceae
The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiace ...
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Airy Shaw
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Ternstroemia''
Mutis ex L.f.
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Visnea
''Visnea'' L.f. is a monotypic genus of plant in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus only contains the following species (but this info may be incomplete); '' Visnea mocanera'' which is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The genus name of ...
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L.f.
References
Ericales families
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