Pandanaceae

Pandanaceae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent
Pandanus tectorius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
R.Br.[1]
Genera

Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, from West Africa to the Pacific. It contains 982 known species[2] in five genera,[3] of which the type genus, Pandanus, is the most important, with species like Pandanus amaryllifolius and karuka (Pandanus julianettii) being important sources of food. The family likely originated during the Late Cretaceous.[4]

  1. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ Gallaher, Timothy; Callmander, Martin W.; Buerki, Sven; Keeley, Sterling C. (February 2015). "A long distance dispersal hypothesis for the Pandanaceae and the origins of the Pandanus tectorius complex". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 20–32. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.002. PMID 25463018. S2CID 21864828.