Metteniusaceae
Sign in to saveMetteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just Metteniusa, but it is now expanded with a number of genera that were formerly placed in the widely polyphyletic Icacinaceae.
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Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just Metteniusa, but it is now expanded with a number of genera that were formerly placed in the widely polyphyletic Icacinaceae.
== Genera == , the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website accepts 11 genera: Apodytes - c. 6 species Calatola - 7 species Dendrobangia - 3 species Emmotum - c. 10 species Metteniusa - 7 species Oecopetalum - 3 species Ottoschulzia - 3 species Pittosporopsis Platea - 8 species Poraqueiba - 3 species Rhaphiostylis - c. 10 species
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