Picrodendraceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 80 species in 24 genera.[3] These are subtropical to tropical and found in New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, Madagascar, continental Africa, and tropical America. Its closest relatives are Phyllanthaceae.
Picrodendraceae Temporal range:
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Tetracoccus dioicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Picrodendraceae Small[2] |
Tribes | |
This family used to be known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the Euphorbiaceae.
The family contains about 80 species organised into 24 genera (or three tribes of ten subtribes).