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Irvingiaceae
Irvingia malayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Irvingiaceae Exell & Mendonça

Irvingiaceae is a small family of flowering plants, consisting of about 13 species; it was erected by Exell and Mendonça in 1951.

The family and type genus were named after the Scottish naval surgeon, Edward George Irving.

Genera

Plants of the World Online includes:

1. Allantospermum Forman
2. Desbordesia Pierre ex Tiegh.
3. Irvingia Hook.f.
4. Klainedoxa Pierre ex Engl.

References

1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
2. Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
3. Exell, Mendonça (1951) Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 279, 395.
4. D. Gledhill. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
5. Plants of the World Online: Irvingiaceae Exell & Mendonça (retrieved 3 December 2024)

• Irvingiaceae
• Malpighiales families
• Taxa named by Arthur Wallis Exell
• Taxa named by Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça