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Brachynema (plant)

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Brachynema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Brachynema
Benth.
Species

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Brachynema Benth. is a genus in the plant family Olacaceae.[1][2] It is a Neotropical genus of 1 or 2[3] species of trees. Its placement is still somewhat controversial as molecular data is lacking and morphological data suggests a place outside Olacaceae and instead in Ericales[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ Flora Neotropica, vol. 80 (1984) 1-158. H. O. Sleumer / Olacaceae
  2. ^ The families and genera of vascular plants, vol. 12 (2015) 1-189. J. Kuijt / Santalales
  3. ^ R. Duno de Stefano, P. E. Berry, G. Orsini Velasquez (1995) A new species of Brachynema (Olacaceae) from South America. Novon 5(3): 238-240.
  4. ^ D. L. Nickrent, V. Malécot, R. Vidal-Russell, J. P. Der (2010) A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59(2): 538-558.
  5. ^ V. Malécot, D. L. Nickrent, P. Baas, L. van den Oever, D. Lobreau-Callen (2004) A morphological cladistic analysis of Olacaceae. Systematic Botany 29: 569-586.