| Philydraceae | |
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| Philydrum lanuginosum[2] | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Philydraceae Link[1] |
| Genera | |
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Philydraceae is afamily offlowering plants composed of three genera and a total of six known species.[3] Such a family has not been recognized by many taxonomists.
TheAPG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from theAPG system, of 1998), does recognize such a family and places it in the orderCommelinales, in the cladecommelinids, in themonocots. It consists of only very few species of perennial, tropical plants inSoutheast Asia andAustralia.
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