Metteniusaceae | |
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Metteniusa tessmanniana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: |
Metteniusales Takht. [1] |
Family: |
Metteniusaceae H.Karst. ex Schnizl. [1] |
Genera | |
See text. |
Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. [1] It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species [2] of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just Metteniusa, but it is now expanded with a number of genera that were formerly placed in the widely polyphyletic Icacinaceae.
As of June 2016 [update], the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website accepts 11 genera: [3]