Sphenostemon
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Sphenostemon balansae | |
Sphenostemon is the genus of small evergreen trees or shrubs native to New Guinea, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia.
Taxonomy
The APG II system places it alone in family Sphenostemonaceae, which is in turn left unplaced as to order in the euasterids II clade (campanulids).[2]
Since the release of the APG II system, new research has suggested a relationship between Sphenostemon and Paracryphia. As a result, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website recommends it be placed in Paracryphiaceae. This is in turn placed alone in order Paracryphiales.[3]
References
- ^ "IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Sphenostemon", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2014-09-19
- ^ The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). "An update of the Angiosperm classification for the orders of flowering plants: APG II". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 141 (4). Linnean Society of London: 399–436. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x. Retrieved 2007-08-03. [dead link]
- ^ Stevens, P (2001 onwards). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
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