Clades:
Sapindales;
Malvidae;
Malvanae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Botany: 1 or 2 genera, Kirkia and Pleiokirkia; 6 species.
Content: no quassinoids or limonoids.
Region: East coast of Africa,
Madagascar.
IntroductionKirkiaceae is a
Family in
Sapindales. It was previously placed in family
Simaroubaceae. In the
Apg4 classification it is close to
Burseraceae and
Anacardiaceae. is probably belonging to
Subphase 3, together with
Burseraceae.