Picrodendraceae

Picrodendraceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 80 species^[3] in 25 genera.^[4] These are subtropical to tropical and found in New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, Madagascar, continental Africa, and tropical America. Its closest relatives are Phyllanthaceae.

Picrodendraceae Temporal range: Paleocene - recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Tetracoccus dioicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Picrodendraceae Small[2]
Tribes
Caletieae Picrodendreae Podocalyceae

This family used to be known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the Euphorbiaceae.

Taxonomy

The family contains about 80 species organised into 24 genera (or three tribes of ten subtribes).

Genera

25 genera are accepted.^[4]

Main article: List of Picrodendraceae genera

• Androstachys Prain
• Aristogeitonia Prain
• Austrobuxus Miq.
• Choriceras Baill.
• Dissiliaria F.Muell. ex Baill.
• Hyaenanche Lamb. & Vahl
• Kairothamnus Airy Shaw
• Longetia Baill.
• Micrantheum Desf.
• Mischodon Thwaites
• Neoroepera Müll.Arg.
• Oldfieldia Benth. & Hook.f.
• Parodiodendron Hunz.
• Petalostigma F.Muell.
• Picrodendron Planch.
• Piranhea Baill.
• Podocalyx Klotzsch
• Pseudanthus Sieber ex Spreng.
• Sankowskya P.I.Forst.
• Scagea McPherson
• Stachyandra J.-F.Leroy ex Radcl.-Sm.
• Stachystemon Planch.
• Tetracoccus Engelm. ex Parry
• Voatamalo Capuron ex Bosser
• Whyanbeelia Airy Shaw & B.Hyland