Icacinaceae

Taxobox
name = Icacinaceae
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Celastrales
familia = Icacinaceae
familia_authority = Miers, 1851
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =See text.

Icacinaceae is a family of dicotyledonousplants that include trees and vines. They are primarily found in the tropics, and are characterized by haplostemonous flowers.

Genera

* "Citronella"
* "Icacina"
* "Mappia"
* "Merrilliodendron"
* "Ottoschulzi"
* "Pennantia"
* "Poraqueiba"
* "Stemonurus"

ee also

* Cronquist system

Cultivation and uses

Only few genera are cultivated with ornamental purposes: Citronella, Pennantia. It is outstanding to point out that Citronella mucronata or Chilean citronella tree is a plant with tropical look that can be grown in temperate climates [cite web | url=http://www.arrakis.es/~jmanuel/Plantaschilenas.pdf | title=Chilean plants cultivated in Spain] .

References

* Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Version: 1st June 2007.

External links

* [http://www.taxonomy.nl/taxonomicon/TaxonTree.aspx?id=9232&tree=0.1 Taxon: Family Icacinaceae Miers, 1851 - Icacina family] , The Taxonomicon.
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/icacinac.htm Icacinaceae Miers] , The Families of Flowering Plants.