Montiaceae
Family of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae.[2] It is known by the common names of spring beauty family or the montia family.[4][5]
Genera
16 genera are accepted:[6]
- 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
- Parakeelya Hershk.
- Phemeranthus Raf.
- Schreiteria Carolin[7]
- Thingia Hershk.
References
External links
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