Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Gerrardinaceae

Flacourtiaceae p.p.

Alford, M.H. (2006) Gerrardinaceae: A New Family of African Flowering Plants Unresolved among Brassicales, Huerteales, Malvales, and Sapindales Taxon 55(4) 959-964

Wild, H. (1960) Flacourtiaceae FZ 1(1)

Description of the family

Comment: This monogeneric family was originally part of the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Its relationships with other families are still unclear.

Worldwide: 1 genus and 2 species in Africa

Gerrardina eylesiana

Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Gerrardina Oliv.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Gerrardinaceae:

Flora of Mozambique: Gerrardinaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Gerrardinaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Gerrardinaceae.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=301, retrieved 24 May 2013

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