Overview
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Dichapetalaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 3 genera and about 165 species.1] Members of this family are trees, shrubs or lianas found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
The species Dichapetalum cymosum of South Africa is highly poisonous because of fluoroacetate.
poisonous because of fluoroacetate.References
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- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
Taxonomy
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The Family Dichapetalaceae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (10): Chailletia · Dichapetalum · Gonypetalum · Icacinopsis · Moacurra · Quilesia · Rohria · Stephanopodium · Symphyllanthus · Tapura
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 427 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Family Dichapetalaceae.
Genera
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Chailletia
Dichapetalum
Gonypetalum
Icacinopsis
Moacurra
Quilesia
Rohria
Stephanopodium
Stephanopodium is a genus of in family Dichapetalaceae. [more]
Symphyllanthus
Tapura
Tapura is a genus of in family Dichapetalaceae. [more]
At least 46 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Tapura.
More info about the Genus Tapura may be found here.
References
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- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
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