Surianaceae Explained

The Surianaceae are a family of plants in the order Fabales with five genera and eight known species.^[1] It has an unusual distribution: the genus Recchia is native to Mexico, and the sole member of Suriana, S. maritima, is a coastal plant with a pantropical distribution; and the remaining three genera are endemic to Australia.

They range in form from small shrubs to tall trees.

Systematics

Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

Image	Genus	Living Species
	Recchia	Recchia connaroides Recchia mexicana Recchia simplicifolia
	Cadellia	Cadellia pentastylis, ooline
	Suriana	Suriana maritima, bay cedar
	Guilfoylia	Guilfoylia monostylis
	Stylobasium	Stylobasium australe Stylobasium spathulatum

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. Forest F, Chase MW, Persson C, Crane PR, Hawkins JA . 2007 . The role of biotic and abiotic factors in evolution of ant dispersal in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) . . 61 . 7 . 1675–1694 . 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00138.x. 17598748 .
3. Crayn DM, Fernando ES, Gadek PA, Quinn CJ . 1995 . A reassessment of the familial affinity of the Mexican genus Recchia Moçiño & Sessé ex DC . . 47 . 4 . 397–402 . 10.2307/2807568 . 2807568.
4. Bello MA, Bruneau A, Forest F, Hawkins JA . 2009 . Elusive relationships within order Fabales: Phylogenetic analyses using matK and rbcL sequence data . . 34 . 1 . 102–114 . 10.1600/036364409787602348.