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Clusiaceae

Plants

27 genera · 1000 species in the Library

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The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) are a family of plants including 18 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiaceae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. They are mostly trees and shrubs, with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds. The family is primarily tropical. More so than many plant families, it shows large variation in plant morphology. According to the APG III, this family belongs to the order Malpighiales.

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