Phyllonoma

Phyllonoma
Phyllonoma ruscifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Phyllonomaceae Small [1]
Genus:	Phyllonoma Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Species
Phyllonoma laticuspis (Turcz.) Engl. Phyllonoma ruscifolia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Phyllonoma tenuidens Pittier Phyllonoma weberbaueri Engl.
Synonyms
DulongiaKunth

Phyllonoma is a genus consisting of four species of trees and shrubs native to South and Central America, from Peru to Mexico. It is the sole genus in the family Phyllonomaceae, syn. Dulongiaceae.

The flowers are produced in epiphyllous inflorescences, as in the Helwingiaceae; usually a pair of flowers at the tip of each leaf.

The APG II classification (2003) places them in the order Aquifoliales, along with the hollies and Helwingiaceae.

In the Cronquist classification (1981) the family Phyllonomaceae was treated as a synonym of the family Grossulariaceae, with the genus Phyllonoma included in it.

References

1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x . hdl: 10654/18083 . Retrieved 2013-07-06.

External links

• Aquifoliales - Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, consulted 2007-02-04.
• Dulongiaceae, Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Version: 29 July 2006.
• Phyllonomaceae from NCBI-Taxonomy
• Phyllonomaceae, USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN Online Database). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Consulted 2007-02-04.