| This family, mostly found on the southern hemisphere, comprises 26 genera of which 10 occur in Malesia: Acsmithia (4 species), Aistopetalum (2), Ceratopetalum (1), Gillbeea (1), Opocunonia (1), Pullea (2), Schizomeria (8), Spiraeanthemum (1), Spiraeopsis (6), Weinmannia (17). The general part of the treatment covers over 33 pages and includes paragraphs on palaeobotany and leaf morphology by R.W. Barnes (Hobart), pollen morphology by J. Muller† (Leiden), wood anatomy by P. Baas (Leiden) and phytochemistry by R. Hegnauer (Leiden). The family, genera, and species are described and annotated. There are keys to the genera and species. |
