The Parent order is - Icacinales
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Woody Family Icacinaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Synonyms -
Authority - (Benth.) MeyersTotal Number of genera - 35
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 150
Plant forms - Tree, Shrub, Lianes
World Distribution - Tropical areas, few in temperate areas
Comments - Originally had 55 genera, 400 species. This was split into 4 families in 3 orders: Icacinaceae sensu stricto (unplaced at order rank), Pennantiaceae (Apiales), Stemonuraceae (Aquifoliales) and Cardiopteridaceae (also Aquifoliales) This left Icacnaceae with 35 genera & 150 species. Has commercial wood under Apodytes, Cantleya, Pennantia. Also listed under Celestrales



Woody Genera of Icacinaceae

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1 - Alsodeiopsis.
2 - Anisomallon.
3 - Apodytes.
4 - Calatola.
5 - Cantleya.
6 - Cassinopsis.
7 - Citronella.
8 - Clavapetalum.
9 - Dantleya.
10 - Dendrobangia.
11 - Desmostachys.
12 - Discophora.
13 - Emmotum.
14 - Gomphandra.
15 - Gonocaryum.
16 - Humirianthera.
17 - Icacina.
18 - Iodes.
19 - Lasianthera.
20 - Lavigeria.
21 - Mappia.
22 - Metteniusa.
23 - Ottoschulzia.
24 - Phytocrene.
25 - Platea.
26 - Poraqueiba.
27 - Rhyticaryum.
28 - Uranda = Stemonurus.
29 - Villaresia.




End of Listing Woody Families of Icacinaceae