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Surianaceae

Martin F. Wojciechowski and Johanna Mahn
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Containing group: Fabales

Introduction

Surianaceae consists of five genera, Cadellia F. Muell., Guilfoylia F. Muell., Recchia Moc. & Sesse ex DC., Stylobasium Desf., and Suriana L., each having one or two species. Members of this family are primarily trees and shrubs found mostly in Australia but also Mexico (Recchia), and pantropical (Suriana maritima). They inhabit a range of environments from beaches and deserts to tropical rainforests (Fernando et al. 1993). Molecular data supports a sister group relationship of Surianaceae to Polygalaceae and Fabaceae (Crayn et al., 1995; Persson, 2001; Soltis et al., 2000).

References

Crayn, D. M., E. S. Fernando, P.A. Gadek, and C.J. Quinn. 1995. A reassessment of the familial affinity of the Mexican genus Recchia Moçiño & Sessé ex DC. Brittonia 47: 397-402.

Fernando, E.S., P. A. Gadek, D. M. Crayn, and C. J. Quinn. 1993. Rosid affinities of Surianacae: molecular evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2: 344 – 350.

Persson, C. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships in Polygalaceae based on plastid DNA sequences from the trnL-F region. Taxon 50: 763-779.

Soltis, D. E., P. S. Soltis, M. W. Chase, M. E. Mort, D. C. Albach, M. Zanis, V. Savolainen, W. H. Hahn, S. B. Hoot, M. F. Fay, M. Axtell, S. M. Swensen, L. M. Prince, W. J. Kress, K. C. Nixon, and J. S. Farris. 2000. Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133:381-461.

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Scientific Name Suriana maritima
Location Florida Keys; Middle Keys; Pigeon Key, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Body Part flower
Source Bay Cedar
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2007 Jason Hollinger
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Martin F. Wojciechowski
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

Johanna Mahn

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Wojciechowski, Martin F. and Johanna Mahn. 2006. Surianaceae. Version 14 June 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Surianaceae/21096/2006.06.14 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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