Ecdeiocoleaceae
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| Ecdeiocoleaceae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Ecdeiocoleaceae |
| genera | |
Ecdeiocoleaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has rarely been recognized by taxonomists.
The APG II system, in 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998), does recognize such a family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots. Two species in separate genera Ecdeiocolea and Georgeantha, both found in Southwest Australia, have been described to date. A third and hitherto undescribed species is being studied.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Briggs, Barbara. "A new close relative of the grasses - the third species of Ecdeiocoleaceae". http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/Plant_Diversity_Research/Ecdeiocoleaceae. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
[edit] External links
- Ecdeiocoleaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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