Montiaceae
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Claytonia sibirica | |
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Family: | Montiaceae |
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Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with ca 230 known species,[3] ranging from 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
- Calandrinia Kunth
- Calyptridium Nutt.
- Cistanthe Spach
- Claytonia L.
- Hectorella Hook.f.
- Lenzia Phil.
- Lewisia Pursh
- Lewisiopsis Govaerts
- Lyallia Hook.f.
- Montia L.
- Montiopsis Kuntze
- Parakeelya Hershk.
- Phemeranthus Raf.
- Schreiteria Carolin[4]
References
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- ^ "Family: Montiaceae Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. 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.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M., and 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
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