| Elaeocarpaceae | |
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| Crinodendron hookerianum | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae Juss. exDC.[2] |
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Elaeocarpaceae is afamily offlowering plants. The family contains approximately 615species oftrees andshrubs in 12genera.[3][4] The largest genera areElaeocarpus, with about 350 species, andSloanea, with about 120.[5][6]
The species of Elaeocarpaceae are mostlytropical andsubtropical, with a fewtemperate-zone species. Most species areevergreen. They are found inMadagascar,Southeast Asia,Australia,New Zealand,West Indies, andSouth America.[5][6]
Plants in this family havesimple leaves, usually arranged alternately, sometimes in opposite pairs orwhorled, often clustered at the ends of the branches, usually with a toothed edge but sometimes reduced to scales. The flowers are arranged in leafaxils, singly or in groups and are radially symmetrical. The flowers usually have both male and female organs, four or fivesepals and four or fivepetals. In some genera, there are twice as manystamens as petals and in others, there may be many stamens. In most species, theanther is much longer than thefilament of the stamen. The fruit is acapsule, adrupe or aberry.[7]
Aphylogeny of the family, based onDNA sequences was published in 2006.[8]
Twelve genera of Elaeocarpaceae are accepted byPlants of the World Online as at August 2021:[9]
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