Sarcolaenaceae Explained
The Sarcolaenaceae are a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. The family includes 79 species of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera.
Recent DNA studies indicate that the Sarcolaenaceae are a sibling taxon to the family Dipterocarpaceae of Africa, South America, India, Southeast Asia and Malesia.
References
- M. Ducousso . G. Béna . C. Bourgeois . B. Buyck . G. Eyssartier. M. Vincelette . R. Rabevohitra. L. Randrihasipara . B. Dreyfus . Y. Prin . amp . 2004 . The last common ancestor of Sarcolaenaceae and Asian dipterocarp trees was ectomycorrhizal before the India-Madagascar separation, about 88 million years ago . . 13 . 1 . 231–236 . 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02032.x . 14653803.
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