Sarcolaenaceae

Sarcolaenaceae ye una familia de plantes endemiques de Madagascar. La familia inclúi 40 especies d'árboles y arbustos perennes distribuyíes en diez xéneros.

Sinonimia
Chlaenaceae
Rhodolaenaceae
Schizolaenaceae

Recién estudios de DNA indiquen que Sarcolaenaceae ta hermaniáu cola familia Dipterocarpaceae d'África, Sudamérica, India, sur d'Asia y Malasia.

 Xéneros 
Eremolaena
Leptolaena
Mediusella
Pentachlaena
Perrierodendron
Rhodolaena
Sarcolaena
Schizolaena
Xerochlamys
Xyloolaena

 Referencies 
 M. Ducousso, G. Béna, C. Bourgeois, B. Buyck, G. Eyssartier, M. Vincelette, R. Rabevohitra, L. Randrihasipara, B. Dreyfus, Y. Prin. 2004. The last common ancestor of Sarcolaenaceae and Asian dipterocarp trees was ectomycorrhizal before the India-Madagascar separation, about 88 million years ago. Molecular Ecology 13 (1): 231.

 Referencies 

 Enllaces esternos 
 Images of Sarcolaenaceae in Madagascar (Missouri Botanic Garden)
 Sarcolaenaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com

Sarcolaenaceae