| Trimeniaceae | |
|---|---|
| Trimenia weinmanniifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Trimeniaceae L.S.Gibbs |
| Genera | |
Trimeniaceae is afamily offlowering plants recognized by most taxonomists, at least for the past several decades.It is a small family of one genus,Trimenia, with eight known species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016[1]) of woody plants, bearingessential oils. The family issubtropical totropical and found inSoutheast Asia, easternAustralia and on severalPacific Islands.
TheAPG IV system, of 2016, recognizes this family and places it in orderAustrobaileyales, an order which is accepted as being among the most basal lineages in the cladeangiosperms.[2]
TheAPG III system, of 2009, also recognizes such a family and places it in orderAustrobaileyales, an order which is accepted as being among the most basal lineages in the cladeangiosperms.[3]
TheAPG II system, of 2003, also recognizes such a family and places it in orderAustrobaileyales, an order which is accepted as being among the most basal lineages in the cladeangiosperms.
TheAPG system, of 1998, also recognized this family, but left it unplaced as to order, and regarded it as being among the most basal lineages in the cladeangiosperms.
TheCronquist system, of 1981, accepted this family and placed it in
TheThorne system (1992) accepted this family and placed it in
TheDahlgren system accepted this family and placed it in
TheEngler system, in the update of 1964, accepted this family and placed it in