| Clethraceae | |
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| Clethra arborea flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Clethraceae Klotzsch[1] |
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TheClethraceae are a smallfamily offlowering plants in the orderEricales, composed of two genera,Clethra andPurdiaea, with approximately 75 species.[2] They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions ofAsia and theAmericas, with one species also onMadeira.[citation needed]
In the past, most botanists included onlyClethra in the family, but recent research has shownPurdiaea, previously placed in the closely related familyCyrillaceae, is more closely allied toClethra.[3]
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