Posidoniaceae
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Posidoniaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only few taxonomists.
The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), also recognizes such a family and places it in the order Alismatales, in the clade monocots. The family includes a single genus Posidonia which contains a few species only: these are marine plants ("seagrass"), found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.
According to the [AP-Website] the family is doubtfully distinct: the plants in the three families Cymodoceaceae, Posidoniaceae and Ruppiaceae form a monophyletic group.
External links:
- * [Posidoniaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). [The families of flowering plants]: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 9th March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- * [NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
- * [links at CSDL, Texas]
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