- Pandanaceae
Taxobox
name = Pandanaceae
image_width = 230px
image_caption = typical screwpine habit
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Pandanales
familia = Pandanaceae
familia_authority = R.Br.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see textPandanaceae is a family of
flowering plant s native to the tropics of theOld World . Such a family has been widely recognized by taxonomists.The
APG II system , of 2003 (unchanged from theAPG system , 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the orderPandanales in the clademonocots . It consists of four genera, of which "Pandanus " (the screwpines) is the most important:
*"Freycinetia " Gaudich.
*"Martellidendron " (Pic. Serm.) Callm. & Chassot
*"Pandanus " Parkinson
*"Sararanga " Hemsl.External links
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/pandanac.htm Pandanaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). " [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants] : descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval." http://delta-intkey.com
* [http://clade.acnatsci.org/botany/pandanaceae/INDEXakd.html Pandanaceae Home Page]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1200&taxon_id=10649 "Monocot families" (USDA)]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=4724&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Pandanaceae links at CSDL, Texas]
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