Clades:
Crossosomatales;
Malvidae;
Malvanae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Members: 2 genera, Ixerba, Strasburgeria
Region: New Zealand, New Caledonia.
TaxonomyStrasburgeriaceae is a family in
Crossosomatales.
In the
Plant theory it is included in
Crossosomatales, in
Subphase 2.
BotanyType: bushy tree.
Leaves: simple: evergreen; alternate; in whorl-like clusters; gland-tipped serrations.
Flowers: hermaphroditic; pentamerous; persistent sepals; clawed petals; filaments, flat, long, extend beyond the petals; persistent style with a punctiform stigma.