Philesiaceae Explained

Philesiaceae is a family of flowering plants, including two genera, each with a single species.^[1] The members of the family are woody shrubs or vines endemic to southern Chile.^{[2] [3]}

The APG III system, of 2009 (unchanged from the APG II system of 2003 and the APG system, of 1998) places the family in the order Liliales, in the clade monocots. They are a sister to the family Ripogonaceae which is endemic to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.^[4]

Genera

• Lapageria Ruiz & Pavon
• Philesia Comm. ex Jussieu

External links

• Philesiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 9 March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser
• links at CSDL, Texas

Notes and References

1. Christenhusz, M. J. M. . Byng, J. W. . amp . 2016 . The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase . Phytotaxa . 261 . 201–217 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 . 3 . free .
2. Web site: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website.
3. Web site: Philesiaceae Genera.
4. Givnish. Thomas J.. Zuluaga. Alejandro. Marques. Isabel. Lam. Vivienne K. Y.. Gomez. Marybel Soto. Iles. William J. D.. Ames. Mercedes. Spalink. Daniel. Moeller. Jackson R.. 2016-12-01. Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of the monocot order Liliales: out of Australia and through Antarctica. Cladistics. en. 32. 6. 581–605. 10.1111/cla.12153. 1096-0031. free.