Schlegeliaceae

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Schlegeliaceae
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Schlegelia parasitica flowers
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Schlegeliaceae
A.H.Gentry, Reveal [1]
Genera

Schlegeliaceae is a family of plants native to tropical America. This family is sometimes included in Scrophulariaceae.

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References

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