Surianaceae

{{Short description|Family of plants}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Trgole NP Ooline Trees DSC03274.JPG

| image_caption = Cadellia pentastylis

| taxon = Surianaceae

| authority = Arn.

| type_genus = Suriana

| type_genus_authority = L. 1753

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision =

| synonyms = * Stylobasiaceae J. Agardh

}}

The Surianaceae are a family of plants in the order Fabales with five genera and eight known species.{{cite journal |author1=Christenhusz, M. J. M. |author2=Byng, J. W. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2016 | title = The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase | journal = Phytotaxa | volume = 261 | pages = 201–217 | url = http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598 | doi = 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 | issue = 3 | doi-access = free }} It has an unusual distribution: the genus Recchia is native to Mexico, and the sole member of Suriana, S. maritima, is a coastal plant with a pantropical distribution; and the remaining three genera are endemic to Australia.

They range in form from small shrubs to tall trees.

Systematics

Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:{{cite journal | vauthors = Forest F, Chase MW, Persson C, Crane PR, Hawkins JA | year = 2007 | title = The role of biotic and abiotic factors in evolution of ant dispersal in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) | journal = Evolution | volume = 61 | issue = 7 | pages = 1675–1694 | doi = 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00138.x| pmid = 17598748 | doi-access = }}{{cite journal | vauthors = Crayn DM, Fernando ES, Gadek PA, Quinn CJ | year = 1995 | title = A reassessment of the familial affinity of the Mexican genus Recchia Moçiño & Sessé ex DC | journal = Brittonia | volume = 47 | issue = 4 | pages = 397–402 | doi = 10.2307/2807568 | jstor = 2807568}}{{cite journal | vauthors = Bello MA, Bruneau A, Forest F, Hawkins JA | year = 2009 | title = Elusive relationships within order Fabales: Phylogenetic analyses using matK and rbcL sequence data | journal = Syst Bot | volume = 34 | issue = 1 | pages = 102–114 | doi = 10.1600/036364409787602348}}

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|1=Polygalaceae (outgroup)

|label2=Surianaceae

|2={{clade

|1={{clade

|1=Recchia

|2=Cadellia

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|2={{clade

|1=Suriana

|2={{clade

|1=Guilfoylia

|2=Stylobasium

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=Species=

class="wikitable"
ImageGenusLiving Species
Recchia {{small|Moc. & Sessé ex DC.,1966}}* Recchia connaroides

175pxCadellia {{small|F.Muell., 1861}}*Cadellia pentastylis, ooline
175x175pxSuriana {{small|L., 1753}}*Suriana maritima, bay cedar
Guilfoylia {{small|F.Muell., 1873}}*Guilfoylia monostylis
175pxStylobasium {{small|Desf. 1819 }}*Stylobasium australe
  • Stylobasium spathulatum
  • References

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    Category:Rosid families

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