Salicaceae
Encyclopedia
Salicaceae are a family of flowering plant
s. Recent genetic
studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
(APG) has greatly expanded the circumscription of the family to contain 55 genera.
In the Cronquist system
, the Salicaceae were treated in their own order Salicales, and contained only three genera (Salix
, Populus
and Chosenia
), but APG includes it in Malpighiales
. The additional genera were previously treated in Flacourtiaceae
, but had a mixed history before that and have been treated in Bembiciaceae, Caseariaceae, Homaliaceae, Poliothyrsidaceae, Prockiaceae, Samydaceae, and Scyphostegiaceae. The Samydaceae
(including Caseariaceae) appear rather distinct and might be a valid family however.
Gerrardina
is now considered the sole genus of a separate family, Gerrardina
ceae.
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s. Recent genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to an informal international group of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge about plant relationships discovered through phylogenetic studies., three...
(APG) has greatly expanded the circumscription of the family to contain 55 genera.
In the Cronquist system
Cronquist system
The Cronquist system is a taxonomic classification system of flowering plants. It was developed by Arthur Cronquist in his texts An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants and The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants .Cronquist's system places flowering plants into two...
, the Salicaceae were treated in their own order Salicales, and contained only three genera (Salix
Willow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
, Populus
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
and Chosenia
Chosenia
Chosenia arbutifolia is a flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to northeastern Asia: eastern East Siberia, the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, Kamchatka, northern Japan, Korea, and...
), but APG includes it in Malpighiales
Malpighiales
Malpighiales is one of the largest orders of flowering plants, containing about 16000 species, approximately 7.8% of the eudicots. The order is very diverse and hard to recognize except with molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is not part of any of the classification systems that are based only on...
. The additional genera were previously treated in Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtiaceae is a defunct family of flowering plants whose former members have been scattered to various other families, mostly to Achariaceae, Samydaceae, and Salicaceae. It was so vaguely defined that hardly anything seemed out of place there and it became a dumping ground for odd and anomalous...
, but had a mixed history before that and have been treated in Bembiciaceae, Caseariaceae, Homaliaceae, Poliothyrsidaceae, Prockiaceae, Samydaceae, and Scyphostegiaceae. The Samydaceae
Samydaceae
Samydaceae is a family of tropical and subtropical woody plants, its best known genus being Casearia. It has always been of uncertain placement, in the past usually being submerged in the family Flacourtiaceae....
(including Caseariaceae) appear rather distinct and might be a valid family however.
Gerrardina
Gerrardina
Gerrardina is a genus of two species of scrambling shrub found in eastern Africa. It is placed alone in family Gerrardiaceae. Placement are ordinal level is problematic; currently it is placed tentatively in Huerteales.-References:...
is now considered the sole genus of a separate family, Gerrardina
Gerrardina
Gerrardina is a genus of two species of scrambling shrub found in eastern Africa. It is placed alone in family Gerrardiaceae. Placement are ordinal level is problematic; currently it is placed tentatively in Huerteales.-References:...
ceae.
Genera
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Flacourtia Flacourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the in the willow family, Salicaceae. It was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. The generic name honors Étienne de Flacourt , a governor of Madagascar. It contains 15 species of shrubs and small trees that are native to the... Hasseltia Hasseltia is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae. It contains four species of small to medium-sized trees native to the neotropics, ranging from Mexico south to Brazil and Bolivia.... Homalium Homalium is a genus of plant in family Salicaceae.Species include:* Homalium betulifolium, Daniker* Homalium buxifolium, Daniker* Homalium dalzielii, Hutch.* Homalium foetidum, Benth.* Homalium gracilipes, Sleumer... Idesia Idesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae , comprising the single species Idesia polycarpa. It is native to eastern Asia in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.... Laetia Laetia is a genus of plant in family Salicaceae .... Lasiochlamys Lasiochlamys is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae.-Selected species:* Lasiochlamys hurlimannii Sleumer* Lasiochlamys mandjeliana Sleumer* Lasiochlamys pseudocoriacea Sleumer... Ludia (plant) Ludia is a genus of plants in family Salicaceae.Species:* Ludia mauritiana * Ludia ankaranensis * Ludia antanosarum * Ludia boinensis * Ludia brevipes... Lunania Lunania is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae.-Selected species:* Lunania cubensis Turczaninov* Lunania dodecandra Wright* Lunania elongata Britton & P.Wilson* Lunania polydactyla Urban... |
Neosprucea Neosprucea is a genus of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.... Oncoba Oncoba is a genus of plant in family Salicaceae.... Pineda (Salicaceae) Pineda is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae. It contains two species of shrubs: Pineda incana, which is native to the Andes of Ecuador and Peru, and Pineda ovata, which is native to the Andes of Bolivia.... Poplar Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood.... |
Extinction In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point... Pseudoscolopia Pseudoscolopia is a genus of plant in family Salicaceae.... Willow Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere... Samyda Samyda is a genus of plant in family Salicaceae.... Scolopia Scolopia is a genus of plants in family Salicaceae.Notable species are:* Scolopia oreophila Killick* Scolopia braunii & Sleumer - an Australian rainforest tree* Scolopia mundii Warb... Xylosma Xylosma is a genus of flowering plants in the in the willow family, Salicaceae. It contains around 100 species of spiny evergreen shrubs and trees commonly known as brushhollies, xylosmas, or, more ambiguously, "logwoods"... |