Dichapetalaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 3 genera and about 170 species.[2][3] Members of this family are trees, shrubs or lianas found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Dichapetalaceae | |
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Gifblaar or ratbane (Dichapetalum cymosum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Dichapetalaceae Baill.[1] |
Genera | |
The species Dichapetalum cymosum of Southern Africa is highly poisonous because of fluoroacetate.
References
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- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.