Dichapetalaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 3 genera and about 170 species.[2][3] Members of this family are trees, shrubs or lianas found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
| Dichapetalaceae | |
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| Gifblaar or ratbane (Dichapetalum cymosum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Dichapetalaceae Baill.[1] |
| Genera | |
The species Dichapetalum cymosum of Southern Africa is highly poisonous because of fluoroacetate.
References
edit- ^ 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. hdl:10654/18083.
- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
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