| Metteniusaceae | |
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| Metteniusa tessmanniana | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Metteniusales Takht.[1] |
| Family: | Metteniusaceae H.Karst. exSchnizl.[1] |
| Genera | |
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Metteniusaceae are afamily offlowering plants, the only family in the orderMetteniusales.[1] It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species[2] oftrees,shrubs, andlianas, primarily of thetropics. The family was formerly restricted to justMetteniusa, but it is now expanded with a number of genera that were formerly placed in the widelypolyphyleticIcacinaceae.
As of June 2016[update], theAngiosperm Phylogeny Website accepts 11 genera:[3]
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