Petenaea cordata Members: 1 genus; 1 species,
Petenaea cordata.
Region: Central America
TaxonomyPetenaeaceae was fromerly placed in
Elaeocarpaceae and later in
Tiliaceae.
The
Apg3 classification relates it to
Gerrardinaceae,
Huerteales.
The polymorphic order
Huerteales comprises four small families:
Dipentodontaceae,
Gerrardinaceae,
Petenaeaceae and
Tapisciaceae.
In the plant theory