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'''Alzatea'''
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Alzateacae
Genus: Alzatea
Species

A. verticillata


Alzatea verticillata is a small flowering tree, native to the Neotropics. It inhabits moist submontane forests from Costa Rica and Panama in Central America south to Peru and Bolivia in tropical South America. It is the sole species of family Alzateacae.


The closest relatives of Alzatea are the families Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae of southern Africa.


References

  • Schönenberger, Jürg and Conti, Elena. Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales). American Journal of Botany. 2003;90:293-309.



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Myrtales (3693 words)
Polyderm (alternating endodermal and parenchymatous layers laid down by a pericyclic meristem) is known from families like Onagraceae, Lythraceae, Myrtaceae, and probably Penaeaceae and Oliniaceae, at least (Mylius 1913).
Tracheoidal sclereids with spiral wall thickenings that are associated with the vein endings are known from Vochysiaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, Melastomataceae, Alzateaceae and Penaeaceae (Sajo and Rudall 2002); their more general distribution needs to be checked.
Alzateaceae + Rhynchocalycaceae + Penaeaceae + Oliniaceae: style stout.
Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales) -- ... (413 words)
Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales) -- Schönenberger and Conti 90 (2): 293 -- American Journal of Botany
American Alzateaceae based on six chloroplast data sets that
Key Words: Alzateaceae • chloroplast DNA • floral development • molecular phylogeny • Oliniaceae •; Penaeaceae •; perianth homology • Rhynchocalycaceae
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