Dichapetalaceae
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Dichapetalaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 3 genera and about 170 species.[2][3] Members of this family are trees, shrubs or lianas found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Dichapetalaceae | |
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Gifblaar or ratbane (Dichapetalum cymosum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Dichapetalaceae Baill.[1] |
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The species Dichapetalum cymosum of Southern Africa is highly poisonous because of fluoroacetate.