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Zingiberales |
 | | Strelitziaceae + Lowiaceae: petiole with adaxial and abaxial series of air canals; adaxial A of inner whorl sterile, tapetum glandular [inc. Lowiaceae?], floral column [sterile apex of ovary] +, stigma 3-lobed; aril hairy. |
 | | Strelitziaceae can be recognised by their 2-ranked, long-petiolate leaves and inflorescences with tough, boat-shaped, green inflorescence bracts. |
 | | Stem-group Strelitziaceae are dated to ca 78 mybp, divergence within the crown group to ca 59 mybp (Janssen and Bremer 2004). |
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