Montiaceae
Family of flowering plants
| Montiaceae | |
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| Claytonia sibirica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae Raf.[1][2] |
| Genera | |
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Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species,[3] ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae.[2]
Genera
16 genera are accepted:[4]
- Calandrinia Kunth
- Calyptridium Nutt.
- Cistanthe Spach
- Claytonia L.
- Erocallis Rydb.
- Hectorella Hook.f.
- Lenzia Phil.
- Lewisia Pursh
- Lewisiopsis Govaerts
- Lyallia Hook.f.
- Montia L.
- Montiopsis Kuntze
- Phemeranthus Raf.
- Rumicastrum Ulbr.
- Schreiteria Carolin[5]
- Thingia Hershk.
References
- ^ "Family: Montiaceae Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Montiaceae Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
External links
Media related to Montiaceae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Montiaceae at Wikispecies
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Families of flowering plants (APG IV)
- Supergroup Plant:
- Bryophyta
- Marchantiophyta
- Polypodiophyta
- Acrogymnospermae
- Angiospermae
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| Nymphaeales | |
| Austrobaileyales |
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