| Physena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Physenaceae Takht.[1] |
| Genus: | Physena Noronha exThouars |
| Species | |
Physena is the solegenus of theflowering plantfamilyPhysenaceae. It contains twospecies of shrubs and small trees which areendemic toMadagascar. TheAPG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from theAPG system, of 1998), does recognize this family and assigns it to the orderCaryophyllales in the cladecore eudicots.
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