Alangiaceae
Encyclopedia
Alangiaceae is a small family
of small dicotyledon
trees, shrubs or lianas, closely related to the Cornaceae
(Dogwood family).
There is only one genus, Alangium
, with seventeen species.
The AGP II
states that Alangiaceae is a synonym of Cornaceae
(the Dogwood family), but still recognizes it as a nom. cons. ( = name to be retained)
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of small dicotyledon
Dicotyledon
The dicotyledons, also known as dicots, are a group of flowering plants whose seed typically has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. There are around 199,350 species within this group...
trees, shrubs or lianas, closely related to the Cornaceae
Cornaceae
Cornaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. It contains approximately 110 species, mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen. Members of this family usually have opposite or alternate simple leaves, four- or five-parted flowers clustered in...
(Dogwood family).
There is only one genus, Alangium
Alangium
Alangium is a small genus of flowering plants. The genus is included either in a broad view of the dogwood family Cornaceae, or as the sole member of its own family Alangiaceae. Alangium has about 24 species, but some of the species boundaries are not entirely clear...
, with seventeen species.
The AGP II
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to an informal international group of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge about plant relationships discovered through phylogenetic studies., three...
states that Alangiaceae is a synonym of Cornaceae
Cornaceae
Cornaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. It contains approximately 110 species, mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen. Members of this family usually have opposite or alternate simple leaves, four- or five-parted flowers clustered in...
(the Dogwood family), but still recognizes it as a nom. cons. ( = name to be retained)