Cyrillaceae
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| Cyrillaceae | |
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| Cyrilla racemiflora in Myrtle Beach, SC | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Cyrillaceae Endl. |
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Cyrillaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The family comprises two genera, each with a single species, Cyrilla racemiflora and Cliftonia monophylla.
In the past, many botanists included a third genus Purdiaea in the family, though recent research has shown this genus is better placed in the closely related family Clethraceae (Anderberg & Zhang 2002).
[edit] References
- Cyrillaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Cyrillaceae
- Anderberg, A. A. & Zhang, Z. (2002). Phylogenetic relationships of Cyrillaceae and Clethraceae (Ericales) with special emphasis on the genus Purdiaea. Organisms, Div. & Evol. 2: 127–137.
