Clades:
Violales;
Fabidae;
Fabanae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Genera: 3, Galearia, Microdesmis, Panda; 17 species.
Region: West Africa, Southeast Asia.
TaxonomyPandaceae were formerly placed in the tribe Galearieae, in the subfamily
Acalyphoideae in the family
Euphorbiaceae. The
Apg classification place dthem in their own family
Pandaceae.
The genus Centroplacus was formerly included in the
Pandaceae. The
Apg3 classification placed it in the family
Centroplacaceae.