655.12.00 AphloiaceaeBotany: 1 species,
Aphloia theiformis; evergreen shrub; East Africa,
Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Seychelles.
TaxonomyAphloia was included in
Flacourtiaceae. Takhtajan saw its misplacement and created the new family
Aphloiaceae in
Violales. The
Apg2 classification included
Aphloiaceae in the Rosidae without specifying an order. The
Apg3 classification includes the
Aphloiaceae in
Crossosomatales.