| Pandaceae | |
|---|---|
| Panda oleosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Pandaceae |
| Genera | |
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The family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae. Those are:
These genera contain 15 species, which especially live in West Africa or Southeast Asia.[1]
The genus Centroplacus was formerly included in the Pandaceae and had also been recognized in the tribe Centroplaceae, family Phyllanthaceae). The APG III system recognized this genus as a part of the family Centroplacaceae.[2]