Cyrillaceae
| Cyrillaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Cyrilla racemiflora in Myrtle Beach, SC | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Cyrillaceae Lindl.[1] |
| Genera | |
The Cyrillaceae are a small
Cyrilla racemiflora
. However, additional species of Cyrilla are now often recognized and the genus is in need of taxonomic revision.
In the past, many botanists included a third genus, Purdiaea, in the family, though recent research has shown this genus is better placed in the closely related family Clethraceae.[3]
Fossil record
Fossil Cyrilla and Cliftonia leaves, wood and
brown coal. Leaf fragments of Cyrilla have been found frequently in brown coals of central Europe. The Cyrillaceae formed part of the Tertiary bog flora where they constituted an important component of the shrubby vegetation. Among fossil Cyrilla from the Tertiary of Europe is †Cyrilla thomsonii described from the Miocene of Librar, Germany and the Bełchatów, Poland. † Cyrilla hungarica described from the Miocene of Magyaregregy in Hungary.[4]
References
- hdl:10654/18083.
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- ISSN 1427-6402.