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Asteropeia

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Asteropeia cdn2arkiveorgmedia99992A77AA678D4D558A7B9

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AsteropeiaceaeTakht. ex Reveal & Hoogland

Similar
  
Sarcolaena, Sarcolaenaceae, Schizolaena, Caryophyllales, Sphaerosepalaceae

Asteropeia is a genus of flowering plants. The genus contains 8 known species of shrubs and small trees, all endemic to Madagascar. It is the sole genus in family Asteropeiaceae. Members of the family are evergreen trees or shrubs.

Members of the family were separated from the Theaceae based on wood anatomy by the APG system, of 1998, and assigned to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. The family consists of a single genus, Asteropeia, native to Madagascar.

According to the AP-Website it forms a clade together with the family Physenaceae (also of Madagascar).

References

Asteropeia Wikipedia


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