Kingdom Plantae Scientific name Columelliaceae Rank Family | Order Bruniales Higher classification Rosales | |
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Similar Paracryphiaceae, Bruniaceae, Crossosomataceae, Huaceae, Alseuosmiaceae | ||
Columelliaceae is a family of trees and shrubs native to the Andes of South America.
In the APG II taxonomy they are placed in the order Lamiales, but a 2008 study suggested that they are sister to the Bruniaceae, and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website proposes incorporating this finding by placing both families in order Bruniales. The APG III system of 2009 thus does place Columelliaceae in the Bruniales.
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