Crossosomatales

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Crossosomatales
Staphylea colchica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Crossosomatales
Families

The Crossosomatales are an order, newly recognized by the AGP II, of flowering plants, included within the Rosids, which are part of the eudicots. The following three families are placed here:

Under the Cronquist system these were placed in the Rosales, Violales, and Sapindales, respectively.

In addition there are four genera, each placed within its own family, that are placed in this order by some researchers (see Matthews et al., below). These are Aphloia, Geissoloma, Ixerba, and Strasburgeria.

[edit] References

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny website]
  • Matthews M.R, Endress P.K (2005). "Comparative floral structure and systematics in Crossosomatales (Crossosomataceae, Stachyuraceae, Staphyleaceae, Aphloiaceae, Geissolomataceae, Ixerbaceae, Strasburgeriaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 147 (1): 1-46.  (Abstract)