| Cytinaceae | |
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| Cytinus hypocistis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cytinaceae A.Rich.[1] |
| Genera | |
Cytinaceae is a family ofparasiticflowering plants. It comprises two genera,Cytinus andBdallophytum, totalling ten species.
These two genera were formerly placed in the familyRafflesiaceae, orderMalpighiales. When they were separated into a new family, it was initially placed inMalpighiales, but it has since been recognised as belonging to orderMalvales.
