Clusiaceae Clusiaceae

Clusiaceae - Definition and Overview

Clusiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Theales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genera

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Ref: ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21477) 2003-09-19


Clusiaceae is a family of plants including the over a thousand species of trees and shrubs, often with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds. It includes the St. Johnswort family (Hypericaceae).

Genera

  • Ascyrum
  • Calophyllum L. -- Calophyllum
  • Clusia L. -- Attorney
  • Garcinia L. -- Saptree
  • Hypericum L. -- St John's Wort
  • Mammea L. -- Mammea
  • Marila Sw.
  • Pentadesma Sabine -- Pentadesma
  • Platonia C. Martius -- Platonia
  • Rheedia Linnaeus
  • Sanidophyllum
  • Triadenum Raf. -- Marsh St. Johnswort, Triadenum
  • Vismia Vandelli, 1788

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