Names:
Flacourtiaceae, Samydaceae, Scyphostegiaceae.
English: Willow family.
French: Salicacees.
Botany: 55 genera; parietal placentation.
Content: cyclopentoid cyanogenic glucosides.
Samydaceae: Casearia; tropical and subtropical; in the past in
Flacourtiaceae.
Lacistemataceae: 2 genera, Lacistema, Lozania.
TaxonomyIn the Cronquist system
Salicaceae was placed in its own order Salicales, containing 3 genera. In the
Apg3 classification Salicaceae is placed in
Malpighiales, closely related to
Violaceae and
Achariaceae.
Salicaceae is greatly extended with genera from
Flacourtiaceae. Samydaceae and
Lacistemataceae are included in Salicaeae.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory Salicaceae is treated in the same way and placed in
Subphase 5.