Surianaceae

The Surianaceae are a family of plants in the order Fabales with five genera and eight known species.^[1] It has an unusual distribution: the genus Recchia is native to Mexico, and the sole member of Suriana, S. maritima, is a coastal plant with a pantropical distribution; and the remaining three genera are endemic to Australia.

Surianaceae
Cadellia pentastylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Surianaceae Arn.
Type genus
Suriana L. 1753
Genera
Cadellia F. Muell. 1860 Guilfoylia F. Muell. 1873 Recchia Sessé & Moc. ex DC. 1818 [1817] Stylobasium Desf. 1819 Suriana L. 1753
Synonyms
Stylobasiaceae J. Agardh

They range in form from small shrubs to tall trees.

Systematics

Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:^[2][3][4]

	Polygalaceae (outgroup) Surianaceae Recchia Cadellia Suriana Guilfoylia Stylobasium

Species

Image	Genus	Living Species
	Recchia Moc. & Sessé ex DC.,1966	Recchia connaroides Recchia mexicana Recchia simplicifolia
	Cadellia F.Muell., 1861	Cadellia pentastylis, ooline
	Suriana L., 1753	Suriana maritima, bay cedar
	Guilfoylia F.Muell., 1873	Guilfoylia monostylis
	Stylobasium Desf. 1819	Stylobasium australe Stylobasium spathulatum