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Cunoniales

(Order)

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Taxonomy

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The Order Cunoniales is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Brunelliaceae

Brunellia is a genus of in the family Brunelliaceae. It consists of 62 species which grow in the mountainous regions from southern Mexico to Bolivia. There are 10 species in Ecuador, all but one of which occur in the Andean woodlands. [more]

Cunoniaceae

The Cunoniaceae is a family of 26 and about 350 species of woody plants in the Antarctic flora, native to Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, southern South America, the Mascarene Islands and southern Africa. Several of the genera have remarkable disjunct ranges, found on more than one continent, e.g. Cunonia in South Africa and New Caledonia, and Caldcluvia and Eucryphia in both Australia and South America. Caldcluvia also extends north of the Equator to the Philippines, and Geissois to Fiji in the Pacific Ocean. [more]

Davidsoniaceae

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Eucryphiaceae

The Cunoniaceae is a family of 26 and about 350 species of woody plants in the Antarctic flora, native to Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, southern South America, the Mascarene Islands and southern Africa. Several of the genera have remarkable disjunct ranges, found on more than one continent, e.g. Cunonia in South Africa and New Caledonia, and Caldcluvia and Eucryphia in both Australia and South America. Caldcluvia also extends north of the Equator to the Philippines, and Geissois to Fiji in the Pacific Ocean. [more]

At least 43 species and subspecies belong to the Family Eucryphiaceae.

More info about the Family Eucryphiaceae may be found here.

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Last Revised: September 22, 2009
2009/09/22 07:46:24