Thymelaeaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Mezereum Family.
A family of about 45-53 genera and 500-800 species, mostly trees and shrubs, of cosmopolitan distribution, but especially diverse in Africa (Van der Bank, Fay, & Chase 2002). Dirca, Edgeworthia, and Thymelaea are all in subfamily Thymelaeoideae (Van der Bank, Fay, & Chase 2002).
References: Herber (2003) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Nevling & Barringer (2015a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Van der Bank, Fay, & Chase (2002). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Dirca palustris | Original Image ⭷
© Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sam Kieschnick | Thymelaea source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Dirca | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Dirca palustris, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler | Dirca palustris source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: dirca palustris, fort gaines ravines, clay county, georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Dirca palustris source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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