| Phyllonoma | |
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| Phyllonoma ruscifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Phyllonomaceae Small[1] |
| Genus: | Phyllonoma Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. |
| Species | |
Phyllonoma laticuspis(Turcz.) Engl. | |
| Synonyms | |
DulongiaKunth | |
Phyllonoma is a genus consisting of 4species oftrees andshrubs.Phyllonoma is the sole genus in the familyPhyllonomaceae (an alternative name for the family isDulongiaceae).Phyllonoma species are native to South andCentral America (fromPeru toMexico).
They can be recognized by the structure of their flowers (like theHelwingiaceae, they have epiphyllousinflorescences).
TheAPG II classification (2003) places them in the orderAquifoliales, along with thehollies andHelwingiaceae.
In theCronquist classification (1981) this family does not exist: the genusPhyllonoma is included in the familyGrossulariaceae (gooseberry or currant family).
