Anacampserotaceae is a family of plants that was proposed in the February 2010 issue of the journal Taxon. It was described by Urs Eggli and Reto Nyffeler in their analysis of the polyphyly

Polyphyly

A polyphyletic group is one whose members' last common ancestor is not a member of the group.For example, the group consisting of warm-blooded animals is polyphyletic, because it contains both mammals and birds, but the most recent common ancestor of mammals and birds was cold-blooded...

 in the suborder Portulacineae (order Caryophyllales

Caryophyllales

Caryophyllales is an order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves.-Description:...

). The new family and its circumscription was based on molecular and morphological data. The three recognized genera - Anacampseros

Anacampseros

Anacampseros is a genus consisting of a number of species of small perennial succulent plants, native to South Africa. The botanical name Anacampseros is an ancient one for herbs supposed to restore lost love...

, Grahamia, and Talinopsis - were formerly placed in the Portulacaceae

Portulacaceae

Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is also known as the purslane family; it has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the highest diversity...

. This family was accepted in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group's 2009 publication of the APG III system

APG III system

The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy...

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