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Salvadoraceae

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Salvadoraceae

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Salvadoraceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, consisting of three genera with a total of 11 known species. They occur in Africa (including Madagascar), Southeast Asia, and on Java, suggesting they are probably found in much of Malesia. They are often found in hot, dry areas.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderBrassicales
  5. FamilySalvadoraceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded9,937

刺茉莉科共有3属12种,分布在热带非洲、亚洲和马达加斯加岛,中国只有1种——刺茉莉 (Azima sarmentosa (Bl.) Benth. et Hook. f.) 生长在海南。 本科植物为乔木或灌木,有腋生的刺或无刺;单叶对生,有退化的托叶;花小,两性,辐射对称,花瓣4-5,;果实为核果或浆果。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
12
With media
7
Family
Salvadoraceae
Collections
IGL-UNAM, MO, NHMUK, K, MNHN
Recorded in
Mexico, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Angola

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Capparales
Image
Azima tetracantha 02 ies.jpg
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Commons category
Salvadoraceae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Salvadoraceae
topic's main category
Category:Salvadoraceae
taxon common name
刺茉莉科
taxonomic type
Salvadora
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Encyclopedic overview

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Salvadoraceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, consisting of three genera with a total of 11 known species. They occur in Africa (including Madagascar), Southeast Asia, and on Java, suggesting they are probably found in much of Malesia. They are often found in hot, dry areas.

Salvadoraceae was previously placed in order Celastrales, but is now placed in Brassicales.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salvadoraceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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