Huaceae
Family of flowering plants
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Huaceae is a family of flowering plants in the rosids clade, which has been previously classed in the orders Malpighiales, Malvales, and Violales or in its own order Huales. The APG II system placed it in the clade eurosids I, whereas the APG III system of 2009 and APG IV (2016) place it within the Oxalidales.[2][1] The family is endemic to central Africa. It contains four species in the following two genera:[3][4]
- Afrostyrax
- Hua
| Huaceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Afrostyrax kamerunensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Huaceae A.Chev.[1] |
Afrostyrax includes three species while Hua is monotypic, only including the species Hua gabonii.[5]
