Staphyleaceae

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iStaphyleaceae
Staphylea colchica
Staphylea colchica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Staphyleaceae
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Genera

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Staphyleaceae is a small family of five genera of flowering plants in the order Crossosomatales, native to the Northern Hemisphere and also in South America. The genus Staphylea, which gives the family its name, contains the "bladdernut" trees.

Genera
  • Euscaphis
  • Huertea
  • Staphylea
  • Tapiscia
  • Turpinia

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