| WORLD LIST OF ANGIOSPERM SPECIES WITH EXTRAFLORAL NECTARIES | ||||||||
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| Taxonomy conforms to Angiosperm Phylogeny Working Group, as reported on Angiosperm Phylogeny website (Stevens 2001 and later) http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html | ||||||||
| Where APWG is ambiguous, genera in families listed on Kew Garden website are used | ||||||||
| For more information contact me at kkeeler1@unl.edu | ||||||||
| *Totals below include plants where the floral nectary remains active and visitors protect the developing fruit See Postfloral list | ||||||||
| Link toExtrafloral Nectaries References | Link to NonAngiosperms: Ferns | Gymnosperms | Index by genus | |||||
| FAMILY | ORDER | # genera | # species | #genera with EFNs | # species with EFNs | comments | Last edit 12 March, 2008 | |
| SUMS | 113* |
9,180 | 196,231 | 733 |
3,987 |
(#'s rechecked 3/30/07) | family updated: | |
| 1 | Acanthaceae | Lamiales | 229 | 3500 | 7 | 45 | includes postfloral nectaries | 10 March 2008 |
| 1 | Adoxaceae | Dipsacales | 5 | 200 | 2 | 26 | 31 Dec., 2007 |
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| 1 | Agavaceae | Asparagales | 23 | 637 | 1 | 2 | June 24 2005 |
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| 1 | Alismataceae | Alismatales | 12 | 81 | 1 | 1 | June 6 2005 |
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| Altingiaceae | none: see Altingiaceae notes | 9 March 2008 |
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| 1 | Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | 174 | 2500 | 1 | 1 | Oct. 25, 2005 |
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| 1 | Anacardiaceae | Sapindales | 70 | 600 | 2 | 5 | June 13 2005 |
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| 1 | Ancistrocladaceae | Caryophyllales | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | June 6 2005 |
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| 1 | Annonaceae | Magnoliales | 129 | 2220 | 1 | 1 | June 6 2005 |
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| 1 | Apocynaceae | Gentianales | 415 | 4555 | 19 | 23 | 25 Dec., 20071 |
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| 1 | Aquifoliaceae | Aquifoliales | 1 | 405 | 1 | 1 | 3 January 2008 |
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| 1 | Araceae | Alismatales | 106 | 4025 | 2 | 10 | 3 Jan. 2008 |
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| Arecaceae (Palms) | none: see Corner 1966 | |||||||
| 1 | Aristolocaceae | Piperales | 8 | 480 | 1 | 1 | June 21 05 |
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| Asclepiadaceae | see Apocynaceae | |||||||
| 1 | Asparagaceae | Asparagales | 2 | 295 | 1 | 2 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Asteraceae | Asterales | 1528 | 22750 | 14 | 36 | 31 Dec,, 2007 |
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| 1 | Balanophoraceae | Santalales | 17 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Balsaminaceae | Ericales | 2 | 1000 | 3 | 21 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Bignoniaceae | Lamiales | 110 | 800 | 58 | 176 | 7 March 2008 |
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| 1 | Bixaceae | Malvales | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | June 27 2005 |
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| 0 | Bombacaceae | see Malvaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Boraginaceae | unplaced eusterids | 130 | 2635 | 1 | 2 | Aug 18 2005 |
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| 1 | Bromeliaceae | Poales | 57 | 1400 | 5 | 11 | 28 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Burseraceae | Sapinales | 18 | 550 | 1 | 1 | 28 Nov 2005 |
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| 1 | Cactaceae | Caryophllales | 100 | 1500 | 19 | 74 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| 0 | Caesalpinaceae | see Fabaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Campanulaceae | Asterales | 79 | 2300 | 2 | 2 | 21 Dec.2007 |
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| 1 | Capparaceae | Brassicales | 16 | 480 | 2 | 4 | 17 Dec. 2007 |
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| 0 | Caprifoliaceae | Dipsacales | glandular hairs yes; extrafloral nectaries??? | 6 March 2008 |
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| 0 | Caprifoliaceae, in part | see Adoxaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Caryocaraceae | Malpighiales | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Caryophyllaceae | Caryophyllales | 85 | 2200 | 2 | 2 | 22 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Chrysobalanaceae | Malpighiales | 17 | 460 | 8 | 49 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| Cleomaceae | Brassicales | 10 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 18 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Clusiaceae | Malpighiales | 27 | 1050 | 1 | 1 | 22 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Cochlospermaceae | Malvales | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 26 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Combretaceae | Myrtales | 14 | 500 | 8 | 53 | 3 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Convolvulaceae | Solanales | 57 | 1601 | 11 | 100 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Costaceae | Zingiberales | 6 | 110 | 1 | 8 | 12 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Crassulaceae | Saxifragales | 34 | 1370 | 1 | 1 | 22 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbitales | 118 | 845 | 27 | 53 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 0 | Cuscutaceae | see Convolvulaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Dichapetalaceae | Malpighiales | 3 | 165 | 1 | 19 | 29 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Dioncophyllaceae | Caryophyllales | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Dioscoreaceae | Dioscoreales | 8 | 870 | 3 | 71 | 31 Dec.2007 |
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| 1 | Dipterocarpaceae | Malvales | 17 | 680 | 11 | 25 | 16 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Droseraceae | Caryophyllales | 3 | 115 | 3 | 3 | June 21 05 |
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| 1 | Ebenaceae | Ericales | 4 | 548 | 3 | 110 | 24 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Ericaceae | Ericales | 126 | 3995 | 3 | 18 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | 218 | 5935 | 57 | 299 | 5 March 2008 |
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| 1 | Fabaceae | Fabales | 642 | 18000 | 97 | 1027 | 11 March, 2008 |
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| 1 | Fagaceae | Fagales | 7 | 670 | 1 | 2 | 22 Dec. 2007 |
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| 0 | Flacourtiaceae | 0 | 0 | see Salicaceae, | ||||
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| 1 | Flagellariaceae | Poales | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 Jul 2005 |
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| 1 | Fouquieraceae | Ericales | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Gentianaceae | Gentianales | 87 | 650 | 1 | 1 | 14 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Gesneriaceae | Lamiales | 147 | 3870 | 1 | 1 | 22 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Goodeniaceae | Asterales | 12 | 400 | 1 | 1 | 25 June 2005 |
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| 1 | Hemerocallidaceae | Asparagales | 19 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Humiriaceae | Malpighiales | 8 | 50 | 2 | 3 | June 27 2005 |
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| 1 | Hydrangeaceae | Cornales | 17 | 190 | 1 | 1 | doubtful | June 27 2005 |
| 1 | Icacinaceae | "unplaced", was | 24 | 150 | 1 | 1 | June 27 2005 |
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| 1 | Iridaceae | Asparagales | 67 | 1800 | 1 | 3 | June 27 2005 |
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| 1 | Ixoanthaceae | Malphigiales | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 17 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Lamiaceae | Lamiales | 236 | 7173 | 10 | 36 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Lecythidaceae | Ericales | 25 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 26 Aug 2005 |
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| 0 | Leeaceae | see Vitaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Liliaceae | Liliales | 16 | 635 | 3 | 4 | 12 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Linaceae | Linaceae | 10 | 300 | 1 | 5 | 27 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Loasaceae | Cornales | 14 | 265 | 1 | 3 | postfloral | 14 Jun 2005 |
| Lobeliaceae | see Campanulaceae | |||||||
| 1 | Loganiaceae | Gentianales | 13 | 420 | 2 | 10 | 20 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Lythraceae | Myrtales | 31 | 620 | 2 | 2 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Malpighiaceae | Malpighiales | 68 | 1250 | 24 | 175 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Malvaceae | Malvales | 243 | 4425 | 45 | 293 | 30 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Marantaceae | Zingiberales | 31 | 550 | 8 | 24 | all species Kirchoff and Kennedy 1985 | 29 Jun 2005 |
| 1 | Marcgraviaceae | Ericales | 7 | 130 | 5 | 13 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Melastomaceae | Myrtales | 185 | 4570 | 1 | 1 | 19 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Meliaceae | Sapindales | 5 | 621 | 8 | 15 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Menispermaceae | Ranunculales | 70 | 420 | 1 | 2 | doubtful | June 24 2005 |
| 0 | Mimosaceae | see Fabaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Moraceae | Rosales | 38 | 1100 | 1 | 18 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Moringaceae | Brassicales | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Muscaceae | Zingiberales | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 22 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Myrsinaceae | Ericales | 41 | 1435 | 5 | 6 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Myrtaceae | Myrtales | 131 |
4620 | 2 | 4 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Nepenthaceae | Caryophllales | 1 |
90 | 1 | 11 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Ochnaceae | Malpighiales | 27 | 495 | 1 | 4 | 30 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Olacaceae | Santalales | 14 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 21 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Oleaceae | Lamiales | 24 | 615 | 7 | 32 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Onagraceae | Myrtales | 24 | 650 | 1 | 3 | 24 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Orchidaceae | Asparagales | 788 | 20000 | 46 | 77 | 12 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Paeoniaceae | Saxifragales | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Passifloraceae | Malpighiales | 17 | 670 | 16 | 404 | 26 Dec., 2007 |
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| 1 | Pedaliaceae | Lamiales | 13 | 70 | 8 | 12 | 30 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Phyllanthaceae | Malpighiales | 59 | 1745 | 1 | 1 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Phytolaccaceae | Caryophyllales | 13 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 19 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Plumbaginaceae | Caryophllales | 27 | 836 | 1 | 1 | 23 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Poaceae | Poales | 280 | 9700 | 6 | 29 | 29 Feb. 2008 |
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| 1 | Polygalaceae | Fabales | 18 | 1045 | 5 | 15 | 17 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Polygonaceae | Caryophyllales | 43 | 1100 | 5 | 19 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| x | Polypodiaceae | separate file: Ferns | ||||||
| 1 | Proteaceae | Proteales | 77 | 160 | 6 | 7 | 11 March, 2008 |
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| 0 | Punicaceae | see Lythraceae | ||||||
| 1 | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculales | 62 | 2525 | 1 | 1 | 23 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Rhamnaceae | Rosales | 52 | 925 | 2 | 2 | 26 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Rhizophoraceae | Malpighiales | 16 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 14 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Rosaceae | Rosales | 95 | 2830 | 20 | 220 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 600 | 10000 | 9 | 11 | 6 February 2008 |
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| 1 | Ruscaceae | Asparagales | 26 | 475 | 2 | 24 | 23 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Rutaceae | Sapindales | 161 | 1815 | 4 | 18 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Salicaceae | Malpighiales | 55 | 1010 | 8 | 44 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Sapindaceae | Sapindales | 135 | 1580 | 4 | 6 | 9 Sept , 2005 |
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| 1 | Sarraceniaceae | Ericales | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 Aug 2005 |
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| 1 | Saxifragaceae | Saxifragales | 29 | 630 | 1 | 1 | 24 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Scrophulariaceae | Lamiales | 65 | 1700 | 4 | 9 | 20 Jun 05 |
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| 1 | Simaroubaceae | Sapindales | 19 | 95 | 17 | 21 | 8 Sept, 2005 |
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| 1 | Smilacaceae | Liliales | 2 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 1 Jan. 2008 |
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| 1 | Solanaceae | Solanales | 102 | 2260 | 2 | 13 | 22 Dec. , 2007 |
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| 1 | Staphyleaceae | Crossosomatales | 3 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 17 Aug 2005 |
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| 0 | Sterculiaceae | see Malvaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Stryacaceae | Ericales | 11 | 160 | 1 | 1 | 22 Jun 2005 |
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| 1 | Stylidiaceae | Asterales | 6 |
245 |
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| 1 | Thymelaeaceae | Malvales | 46 |
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| 0 | Tiliaceae | see Malvaceae | ||||||
| 1 | Turneraceae | Malpighiales | 10 | 205 | 4 | 29 | 27 Dec. 2007 |
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| 1 | Verbenacaeae | Lamiales | 34 | 1175 | 10 | 14 | 10 March 2008 |
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| 1 | Vitaceae | Vitales | 14 | 849 | 3 | 6 | includes Leea | 4 March 2008 |
| 1 | Vochysiaceae | Myrtales | 7 | 190 | 4 | 11 | 31 Dec. 2007 |
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| 0 | Zingiberaceae | 52 | 1300 | 0 | 0 | see Costaceae | 4 October 2006 |
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