Surianaceae
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Surianaceae is a family of plants in the order Fabales
. It has an unusual distribution: the genus Recchia
is native to Mexico
, and the sole member of Suriana
, S. maritima, is a coastal plant with a pantropical
distribution; and the remaining three genera are endemic to Australia
.
They range in form from small shrubs to tall trees.
Fabales
Fabales is an order of flowering plants. It is included in the rosid group of the eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II classification system...
. It has an unusual distribution: the genus Recchia
Recchia
Recchia is a genus of plant in family Surianaceae. It contains the following species :* Recchia simplicifolia, Wendt & Lott...
is native to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and the sole member of Suriana
Suriana
Suriana is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing only Suriana maritima, which is commonly known as Bay Cedar. It has a pantropical distribution and can be found on coasts in the New and Old World tropics. Bay Cedar is an evergreen shrub or small tree, usually reaching a height of and...
, S. maritima, is a coastal plant with a pantropical
Pantropical
In biogeography, a pantropical distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas. Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa....
distribution; and the remaining three genera are endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
They range in form from small shrubs to tall trees.