Simaroubaceae
| Simaroubaceae | |
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| Ailanthus altissima | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Simaroubaceae DC.[1] |
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Ailanthaceae J.Agardh |
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The Simaroubaceae is a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 2007, greatly clarifying relationships within the family.[2]
The best-known species is the temperate Chinese Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima, which has become a cosmopolitan urban weed tree.
Well-known genera in the family include the tropical Quassia and Simarouba.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Family: Simaroubaceae DC., nom. cons.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1036. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Clayton, Joshua W.; Edwino S. Fernando, Pamela S. Soltis, and Douglas E. Soltis (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the tree-of-heaven family (Simaroubaceae) based on chloroplast and nuclear markers". International Journal of Plant Sciences 168 (9): 1325–1339.
- ^ "GRIN Genera of Simaroubaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1036. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "GRIN genera sometimes placed in Simaroubaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnothlist.pl?1036. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
[edit] External links
Media related to Simaroubaceae at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Simaroubaceae at Wikispecies
