Torricelliaceae Explained

The Torricelliaceae are a family of trees native to Madagascar and southwest Asia. It contains three genera, Aralidium, Melanophylla and Torricellia. Under the APG II system, each of these genera was placed in its own family, but with the proviso that "Some of the families are monogeneric and could possibly be merged when well-supported sister-group relationships have been established."^[1] Such a relationship was established for these three genera in 2004.^{[2] [3]} In the APG III system, these three genera constitute the family Torricelliaceae.^[4]

External links

• Torricelliaceae At: Apiales At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website

Notes and References

1. 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x . Angiosperm Phylogeny Group . 2003 . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 141 . 4 . 399–436. free .
2. Plunkett, G. M.. 2004 . Recent advances in understanding Apiales and a revised classification . South African Journal of Botany . 70 . 3 . 371–381. 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30220-9 . etal. free .
3. Web site: Apiales . . 2009-02-05.
4. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 105-121.