Melanophylla [SEP] parent taxon
these genera into Torricelliaceae.
- Species
- "Melanophylla alnifolia" Baker
- "Melanophylla angustior" McPherson & Rabenantoandro
- "Melanophylla aucubifolia" Baker
- "Melanophylla crenata" Baker
- "Melanophylla madagascariensis" Keraudren
- "Melanophylla modestei" G.E. Schatz, Lowry & A.-E. Wolf
- "Melanophylla perrieri" Keraudren
External links.
- Melanophyllaceae at the DELTA plant database
- "Melanophylla" in a catalogue of Vascular Plants of Madagascar @ efloras.org
- "Melanophylla angustior" (Melanophyllaceae
Melanophylla
Melanophylla is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. The genus contains seven species of small trees and shrubs.
Under the APG II system this genus was placed alone in family Melanophyllaceae, but with the rider that "[s]ome of the families are monogeneric and could possibly be merged when well-supported sister-group relationships have been established." In 2004, such a relationship was established between "Melanophylla", "Aralidium" and "Torricellia", resulting in the transfer of the first two of