Daphniphyllaceae

A monogeneric family, possibly closest related to Hamamelidales or even belonging to that order. The only genus, Daphniphyllum, has 16 species in Malesia. The general part of the treatment covers 6 pages and includes paragraphs on vegetative anatomy by P. Baas, on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham, and on photochemistry and chemotaxonomy by R. Hegnauer. The genus and its Malesian species are described and annotated; a key to the species is included. The illustration contains a distribution map of the genus and its two sections, two photographs, and five (±) full-page line drawings.