Sarcolaenaceae

The Sarcolaenaceae are a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. The family includes 79 species^[2] of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera.

Recent DNA studies indicate that the Sarcolaenaceae are a sibling taxon to the family Dipterocarpaceae of Africa, South America, India, Southeast Asia and Malesia.

References

• M. Ducousso; G. Béna; C. Bourgeois; B. Buyck; G. Eyssartier; M. Vincelette; R. Rabevohitra; L. Randrihasipara; B. Dreyfus & Y. Prin (2004). "The last common ancestor of Sarcolaenaceae and Asian dipterocarp trees was ectomycorrhizal before the India-Madagascar separation, about 88 million years ago". Molecular Ecology. 13 (1): 231–236. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02032.x. PMID 14653803.