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| Didymelaceae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae, eudicots |
| Order: | unplaced |
| Family: | Didymelaceae Leandri (1937) |
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Didymelaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognised by a fair number of taxonomists, at least over the past few decades.
The APG II system, of 2003, does not recognize such a family, at least not as such. The plants involved are included in the family Buxaceae. However, APG II does allow the option of segregating this family, as an optional segregate: it is then unplaced as to order and left among the basal lineages of the eudicots.
This represents a slight change from the APG system, of 1998), which firmly did recognize this family, with the same placement.
The family consists of a single genus only, Didymeles, with probably two species of evergreen trees, restricted to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
External links :
- Didymelaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3rd May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser