| Corsiaceae | |
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| Corsia spp. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Corsiaceae Becc.[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Corsia | |
| Genera | |
Seetext | |
Corsiaceae is a family ofmonocotyledonousflowering plants. TheAPG II system (2003) treats the family in the orderLiliales, in the clademonocots. This is a slight change from theAPG system, of 1998, which left the family unplaced as to order, but did assign it also to the monocots.
The family is usually taken to include three genera,Corsia,Corsiopsis, andArachnitis with a total of 27 known species.[2] As the members of this family are achlorophyllous non-autotrophic herbs (i.e. they are not green, and do notphotosynthesize) they have sometimes been included in the familyBurmanniaceae which, however, according to APG II is not even in the same order. TheAPG companion site cites a reference which suggests the family should consist ofCorsia only, withArachnitis better placed nearer to family Burmanniaceae.Corsiopsis, likeArachnitis a monotypic genus, has been described recently.
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