Metteniusaceae

Metteniusaceae
Metteniusa tessmanniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Metteniusales
Takht.
Family: Metteniusaceae
H.Karst. ex Schnizl.
Genera

See text.

Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just Metteniusa, but it is now expanded with a number of genera that were formerly placed in the widely polyphyletic Icacinaceae.

Genera

As of June 2016, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website accepts 11 genera:


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