Euptelea
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Euptelea is a genus of two species[1] of flowering plants in the monogeneric family Eupteleaceae. The genus is found from Assam east through China to Japan, and consists of shrubs or small trees:
The genus was previously placed in the family Trochodendraceae, but the family Eupteleaceae has been recognized by many taxonomists. The APG IV system (2016;[2] unchanged from the APG III system of 2009,[3] the APG II system of 2003 and the APG system of 1998), recognizes it and places it in the order Ranunculales, in the clade eudicots. The family consists of a single genus Euptelea, with two species, native to eastern Asia.
Euptelea polyandra is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the engrailed.
The flowers lack sepals and petals. The anthers are basifixed, and the leaves are arranged in whorls.[4]
The fossil range of the genus extends back to the Paleocene epoch, during much of the Cenozoic it was distributed widely over the Northern Hemisphere.[5]
References
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- ↑ Yi Ren, Hong-Fang Li, Liang Zhao, and Peter K. Endress. 2007. "Floral Morphogenesis in Euptelea (Eupteleaceae, Ranunculales)." Annals of Botany 100(2):185-193. (see "External links" below).
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External links
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- Floral Morphology in Euptelea Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
- Eupteleaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
- Flora of China: Eupteleaceae
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL, Texas Template:Webarchive