Quillajaceae, the soapbark family,[1] is a family of flowering plants. It contains a single extant genus Quillaja, containing only two species,[2] and one fossil species, Dakotanthus cordiformis.[3]

Quillajaceae
Quillaja brasiliensis
Quillaja brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Quillajaceae
D.Don
Genera
Synonyms
  • Dakotanthaceae
Quillaja saponaria at Jardí Botànic de Barcelona

References

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  1. ^ "Definition of SOAPBARK". www.merriam-webster.com. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ Watson, L.; Dallwitz, M.J. (9 August 2019). "The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ Manchester, Steven R.; Dilcher, David L.; Judd, Walter S.; Corder, Brandon; Basinger, James F. (1 June 2018). "Early Eudicot flower and fruit: Dakotanthus gen. nov. from the Cretaceous Dakota Formation of Kansas and Nebraska, USA". Acta Palaeobotanica. 58 (1): 27–40. doi:10.2478/acpa-2018-0006. ISSN 2082-0259.