Myoporaceae
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Myoporaceae was a family of plants, found mostly in Australia,[1] which included the following genera:
- Diocirea
- Eremophila, also known as emu bush
- Myoporum, also known as Boobiala
In the APG II system (continued in the APG III system), it is considered to be part of a fairly small family Scrophulariaceae,[2] along with Buddleja and a variety of plants long classified in the Scrophulariaceae (such as Leucophyllum, North American shrubs which are the closest relatives to the former Myoporaceae.[1])
References
[edit]- ^ a b Olmstead, R. G.; dePamphilis, C. W.; Wolfe, A. D.; Young, N. D.; Elisons, W. J. & Reeves P. A. (2001). "Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae". American Journal of Botany. 88 (2). American Journal of Botany, Vol. 88, No. 2: 348–361. doi:10.2307/2657024. JSTOR 2657024. PMID 11222255.
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II (2003). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 141 (4): 399–436. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x.