Aptandraceae

The Aptandraceae is a family of flowering plants in the sandalwood order Santalales that is recognized by some sources; others sink the family in Olacaceae. The members of the tropical plant family are parasitic on other plants, usually on the roots, and grow as trees, shrubs or woody lianas.[2][3][4][5]

Aptandraceae
Aptandra tubicina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Aptandraceae
Miers[1]
Genera

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The genera of the family have long been recognized by taxonomists as forming a clade (van Tieghem (1896), Pierre (1897), and Gagnepain (1910)), but have usually been placed in the family Olacaceae.[6] In the APG III and APG IV systems, it was accepted that the Olacaceae sensu lato were paraphyletic but new family limits were not proposed as relationships were considered uncertain.[7][8] Subsequently, some sources have accepted the division of Olacaceae into six families, including Aptandraceae.[1] Others continue to use a broad circumscription of Olacaceae.[9]

Genera

As of July 2021, eight genera were placed in this family by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website.[1] As of July 2021, Plants of the World Online placed all the genera in Olacaceae.[9]

References
  1. Stevens, P.F. "Aptandraceae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. Joel, D. M.; Gressel, J.; Musselman, L. J. (2013). Parasitic Orobanchaceae: Parasitic Mechanisms and Control Strategies. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 9783642381461.
  3. Tʹaxtaǰian, A. L. (2009). Flowering plants. New York: Springer. ISBN 9781402096099.
  4. Verma, B.K. (2010). Introduction to Taxonomy of Angiosperms. Prentice-Hall of India. ISBN 978-8120341142.
  5. Nickrent, D. L. (2011). "Santalales (Including Mistletoes)". Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0003714.pub2. ISBN 0470016175.
  6. Malécot, V. R.; Nickrent, D. L.; Baas, P.; Van Den Oever, L.; Lobreau-Callen, D. (2004). "A Morphological Cladistic Analysis of Olacaceae". Systematic Botany. 29 (3): 569. doi:10.1600/0363644041744301.
  7. "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
  8. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
  9. "Olacaceae Juss. ex R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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