Sarcolaenaceae

Sarcolaenaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Sarcolaenaceae
Genera
Eremolaena Leptolaena Mediusella Pentachlaena Perrierodendron Rhodolaena Sarcolaena Schizolaena Xerochlamys Xyloolaena

The Sarcolaenaceae are a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. The family includes 40 species of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera.

Recent DNA studies indicate that the Sarcolaenaceae are a sibling taxon to the family Dipterocarpaceae of Africa, South America, India, Southeast Asia and Malesia.

References

• M. Ducousso, G. Béna, C. Bourgeois, B. Buyck, G. Eyssartier, M. Vincelette, R. Rabevohitra, L. Randrihasipara, B. Dreyfus & Y. Prin (2004). "The last common ancestor of Sarcolaenaceae and Asian dipterocarp trees was ectomycorrhizal before the India-Madagascar separation, about 88 million years ago". Molecular Ecology 13 (1): 231–236. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02032.x. PMID 14653803. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02032.x. 

External links

• Images of Sarcolaenaceae in Madagascar (Missouri Botanic Garden)
• Sarcolaenaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com