Angiospermae - Violales - Flacourtiaceae
Parent taxon: Violales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
See also Chandler 1961, Chandler 1962, Chandler 1963 and Chandler 1964
Sister taxa: Echinocarpeopsis, Elaeocarpeopsis, Exechinocarpus, Hoplestigmataceae, Malesherbiaceae, Plagiopteraceae, Scyphostegiaceae, Turneraceae
Subtaxa: Aherniaephyllum Alsodeia Aphloioxylon Banaraphyllum Carrierea Casearia Caseariaephyllum Centroplacophyllum Erythrospermophyllum Flacourtia Flacourtiaites Flacourtioxylon Gynocardia Homalioxylon Hydnocarpophyllum Hydnocarpoxylon Hydnocarpus Oncoba Pangioxylon Ryparosa Soymida Thiebaudia Trimeriaephyllum Uncobia Xylosma
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of India (2), Nepal (1)
• Miocene of Bhutan (1), China (1), India (2), Nepal (2)
• Eocene of Germany (3), Japan (2), the United Kingdom (6), United States (5: Wyoming)
• Paleogene of India (2)
• Paleocene of Argentina (3), Belgium (1), the Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: North Dakota)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: North Dakota)
Total: 42 collections including 57 occurrences