Scientific name Trimeniaceae Rank Family | Clade Angiosperms Higher classification Magnoliales | |
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Similar Austrobaileyales, Eupomatiaceae, Degeneriaceae, Lactoridaceae, Hydatellaceae | ||
Trimeniaceae is a family of flowering plants recognized by most taxonomists, at least for the past several decades. It is a small family of one genus, Trimenia, with eight known species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016) of woody plants, bearing essential oils. The family is subtropical to tropical and found in Southeast Asia, eastern Australia and on several Pacific Islands.
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APG II
The APG II system, of 2003, also recognizes such a family and places it in order Austrobaileyales, an order which is accepted as being among the most basal lineages in the clade angiosperms.
APG
The APG system, of 1998, also recognized this family, but left it unplaced as to order, and regarded it as being among the most basal lineages in the clade angiosperms.
Cronquist
The Cronquist system, of 1981, accepted this family and placed it in
the order Laurales,Thorne
The Thorne system (1992) accepted this family and placed it in
the order Magnoliales,Dahlgren
The Dahlgren system accepted this family and placed it in
the order Laurales,Engler
The Engler system, in the update of 1964, accepted this family and placed it in
the order Magnoliales, which was placed