Joinvilleaceae

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Joinvilleaceae
Joinvillea ascendens 2 (scott.zona).jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Clade: Graminid clade
Family: Joinvilleaceae
Toml. & A.C.Sm.[1]
Genera

Joinvillea

The Joinvilleaceae are a family of flowering plants with a single genus including four species.[2] The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998) assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids in the monocots. The family consists of one genus with four currently accepted species, distributed from the Malay Peninsula to the Caroline Islands and high islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is evolutionarily significant as a relictual group closely related to grasses. They closely resemble large grass plants, in both general appearance and microanatomy, but possess fleshy fruits.

Species[]

  • Gaudich. ex Brongn. & Gris Hawaiian Islands[3]
  • Becc. Western Malesia to Caroline Islands[4]
  • Christoph. Samoa[5]
  • Joinvillea plicata (Hook.f.) Newell & B.C.Stone Solomon Islands to New Caledonia and southwest Pacific[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
  3. ^ Catalog of Life: Joinvillea ascendens
  4. ^ Catalog of Life: Joinvillea borneensis
  5. ^ Catalog of Life: Joinvillea bryanii
  6. ^ Catalog of Life: Joinvillea plicata

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