Sarcolaenaceae

Sarcolaenaceae
	Sarcolaena oblongifolia
Systematics
	Eudicotyledons
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
	Rosids
	Eurosiden II
Order :	Mallow-like (Malvales)
Family :	Sarcolaenaceae
Scientific name
	Sarcolaenaceae
	Caruel

The Sarcolaenaceae are a family of plants in the order of the Mallow-like (Malvales). This family contains eight to ten genera with 40 to 60 species. The species have their areas only in Madagascar , mostly in the eastern and central area.

description

They are mostly evergreen trees or bushes . The alternately arranged, stalked leaves are simple and often leathery. The leaf margin is smooth. The stipules are often large.

The flowers are arranged in zymose , umbellate or paniculate inflorescences . The hermaphroditic flowers are radial symmetry . There are usually three or less often up to five free sepals available; if there are five then the outer two are smaller than the inner three. There are usually five, rarely six, mostly free petals ; sometimes they are slightly fused at their base. The crown is twisted. In Leptolaena there are five to ten, in the other genera there are twelve or usually up to 200 stamens ; they are freely among each other or grouped into five to ten bundles. Either all of the stamens are fertile or some of them have been converted to staminodes . Usually three to four (one to five) carpels are a top permanent ovary fused with one to 15 ovules per ovary chamber. The style ends in a mostly lobed scar.

They form nut fruits or capsule fruits .

Systematics

Synonyms for Sarcolaenaceae are Chlaenaceae Thouars , Rhodolaenaceae Bullock and Schizolaenaceae Barnhart . Closest related are the Dipterocarpaceae .

Leptolaena multiflora

Schizolaena tampoketsana

This family contains eight to ten genera with around 40 to 68 species:

Eremolaena Baill. : With only three types.
Leptolaena Thouars : With about 9 species.
Mediusella (Cavaco) Dorr : With only one species:
- Mediusella bernieri (Baill.) Dorr : It occurs in northern Madagascar.
Pentachlaena H.Perrier : With four kinds. They occur in central and eastern Madagascar.
Perrierodendron Cavaco : With five types.
Rhodolaena Thouars : With seven species.
Sarcolaena Thouars : With eight species.
Schizolaena Thouars : With about 22 species.
Xerochlamys Baker (sometimes in Leptolaena ): With about eight species.
Xyloolaena Baill. : With five types.

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Description of the family of sarcolaenaceae in APWebsite. (engl.)
Description of the Sarcolaenaceae family at DELTA by L. Watson & MJ Dallwitz. (engl.)
David John Mabberley: Mabberley's Plant-Book. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses . 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4

Individual evidence

^ Sarcolaenaceae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
^ Entry in the Flora of Madagascar.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Sarcolaenaceae. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 5, 2018.

Web links

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[1] Sarcolaenaceae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.

[2] Entry in the Flora of Madagascar.

[WCSP-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Sarcolaenaceae. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 5, 2018.