Achariaceae
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Achariaceae
Pangium edule
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Achariaceae Harms
Type genus
Acharia Thunb.
Genera
Acharia Buchnerodendron Caloncoba Camptostylus Ceratiosicyos Chiangiodendron Erythrospermum Guthriea Gynocardia Hydnocarpus Kiggelaria Lindackeria Pangium Ryparosa Trichadenia Xylotheca

The Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants, formerly consisting of 6 species in 3 genera of herb and shrubs endemic to southern Africa. More recently, the APG II system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified in the Flacourtiaceae.

Even if the family is generally classified in the order Malpighiales, embryological data show similarities with the Cucurbitales and the Brassicales.

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