Philydraceae
| Philydraceae | |
|---|---|
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| Philydrum lanuginosum[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Philydraceae Link[2] |
| Genera | |
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Philydraceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera and a total of six known species.[3]
The 2016 APG IV system places the family in the monocot order Commelinales.[4] It consists of perennial, tropical plants in Southeast Asia and Australia.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1804 illustration by John Sims (1749-1831) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 19-20 tab. 783 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/471196)
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
- ↑ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. Bibcode:2016Phytx.261..201C. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
- ↑ The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181: 1–20.
External links
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Media related to Philydraceae at Wikimedia Commons- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Philydrella drummondii in Western Australia
- Philydrella pygmaea in Western Australia
- Philydrum lanuginosum in Western Australia
