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Saururaceae

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Kingdom
  
Clade
  
Scientific name
  
Saururaceae

Rank
  
Family

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Higher classification
  
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Lower classifications
  

anemopsis saururaceae


Saururaceae is a plant family comprising four genera and seven species of herbaceous flowering plants native to eastern and southern Asia and North America. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is sometimes known as the "lizard's-tail family". The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the 1998 APG system) assigned it to the order Piperales in the clade magnoliids.

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Genera and species

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  • Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. (Yerba mansa). – North America.
  • Gymnotheca chinensis Decne. – Asia.
  • Gymnotheca involucrata S. J. Pei. – Asia.
  • Houttuynia cordata Thunberg. – Asia.
  • Houttuynia emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu & S.L.Zhang - Asia.
  • Saururus cernuus L. (Lizard's tail, Water-dragon)– North America.
  • Saururus chinensis (Loureiro) Baillon. – Asia.
  • Saururus tuckerae - Middle Eocene

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    References

    Saururaceae Wikipedia