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| Montiaceae | |
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| Claytonia sibirica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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, with about 17 genera and 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] It is known by the common names of spring beauty family or the montia family.[4][5]
Genera
[edit]The following 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.
- Philippiamra Kuntze
- Schreiteria Carolin[7]
- Thingia Hershk.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Family: Montiaceae Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- 1 2 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. Bibcode:2016Phytx.261..201C. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
- ↑ "Montiaceae (Montia Family) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Family: Montiaceae". www.reed.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ Montiaceae Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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