The most important member of the family in world trade is the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), valued for its edible nuts; the paradise nut (Lecythis species) is also eaten.
Taxonomy
According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori et al. (2007),[2] subfamilies include:
Barringtonioidea
Previously Barringtoniaceae;[3] also sensuTakhtajan 1997;[3] this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included Barringtonia). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics.
^Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
^Mori, S. A.; Tsou, C. -H.; Wu, C. -C.; Cronholm, B.; Anderberg, A. A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined ndhF and trnL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany. 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402.
^ a b c d eTakhtajan, A. (1997). Diversity and classification of flowering plants. ISBN 0-231-10098-1.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lecythidaceae.
Lecythidaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
Barringtoniaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
Foetidiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
Asteranthaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
Napoleonaeaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
The Lecythidaceae Pages by Scott A. Mori and Ghillean T. Prance
Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Lecythidaceae in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database