Sarcolaenaceae ye una familia de plantes endemiques de Madagascar. La familia inclúi 40 especies d'árboles y arbustos perennes distribuyíes en diez xéneros.
Sinonimia Chlaenaceae Rhodolaenaceae Schizolaenaceae
Recién estudios de DNA indiquen que Sarcolaenaceae ta hermaniáu cola familia Dipterocarpaceae d'África, Sudamérica, India, sur d'Asia y Malasia.
Xéneros Eremolaena Leptolaena Mediusella Pentachlaena Perrierodendron Rhodolaena Sarcolaena Schizolaena Xerochlamys Xyloolaena
Referencies M. Ducousso, G. Béna, C. Bourgeois, B. Buyck, G. Eyssartier, M. Vincelette, R. Rabevohitra, L. Randrihasipara, B. Dreyfus, Y. Prin. 2004. The last common ancestor of Sarcolaenaceae and Asian dipterocarp trees was ectomycorrhizal before the India-Madagascar separation, about 88 million years ago. Molecular Ecology 13 (1): 231.
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Enllaces esternos Images of Sarcolaenaceae in Madagascar (Missouri Botanic Garden) Sarcolaenaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
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