Myrothamnus
| Myrothamnus | |
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| M. flabellifolia[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Gunnerales |
| Family: | Myrothamnaceae Nied.[1] |
| Genus: | Myrothamnus Welw.
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| Species | |
Myrothamnus is a
. Myrothamnus is recognized as the only genus in the family Myrothamnaceae.Myrothamnaceae was included in order
Gunneraceae or to the optionally recognized segregate family Myrothamnaceae.[5] In the APG III system (2009) and APG IV system (2016) the narrower circumscription is preferred, and these two families are considered distinct[1][6]
Species
Species of Myrothamnus are dioecious shrubs.[7]
- Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw. - Angola, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
- Myrothamnus moschata (Baill.) Baill. - Madagascar
References
- ^ a b
hdl:10654/18083.
- ^ Myrothamnus flabellifolia, illustration from Vegetation der Erde (1915) v. 9 Band III, Heft 1. Fig. 187. by Adolf Engler (1844-1930)
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- ISBN 978-0-231-03880-5.
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- ISSN 0024-4074.
- ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5.
External links
Media related to Myrothamnus at Wikimedia Commons- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- Myrothamnaceae in Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 7, May 2006.
- Myrothamnaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 21 May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- links at CSDL
