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Garryaceae | |
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Garrya elliptica foliage and catkins | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Garryales |
Family: | Garryaceae Lindl.[1] |
Genera | |
Garryaceae is a small family of plants known commonly as the silktassels.[2] It contains two genera:[2]
Aucuba was included in the family Cornaceae or Aucubaceae in some classification systems.[2]
Together with Eucommia ulmoides the Garryaceae are currently placed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group in an own order, the Garryales.