Molluginaceae
Encyclopedia
Molluginaceae is a family
of flowering plants recognized by several taxonomists. The APG II system
, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system
, of 1998), also recognizes such a family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales
in the clade core eudicots. The family comprises about a hundred species, and was previously included in the larger family Aizoaceae
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flowering plants recognized by several taxonomists. The APG II system
APG II system
The APG II system of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system
APG system
The APG system of plant classification is the first, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was superseded in 2003 by a revision, the APG II system, and then in 2009 by a further...
, of 1998), also recognizes such a family and assigns it to the 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:...
in the clade core eudicots. The family comprises about a hundred species, and was previously included in the larger family Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae
The Family Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs...
.
Genera
- Adenogramma Rchb.
- Coelanthum E.Mey. ex Fenzl
- Corbichonia Scop.
- Corrigiola L.
- GlinusGlinusGlinus is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the family Molluginaceae. Plants of this genus are sometimes called sweetjuice. They are squat annual herbs with fuzzy to hairy green herbage. The fruit is a capsule containing many kidney-shaped seeds...
L. - Glischrothamnus Pilg.
- Hypertelis E.Mey. ex Fenzl
- Limeum L.
- Macarthuria Hugel ex Endl.
- MollugoMollugoMollugo is a genus in the flowering plant family Molluginaceae. It comprises a few dozen species of herbaceous plants, including Mollugo verticillata, carpetweed or green carpetweed.Species include:*Mollugo cerviana*Mollugo gracillima...
L. - Orygia Forssk. = Corbichonia Scop.
- Pharnaceum L.
- Polpoda C.Presl
- Psammotropha Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Semonvillea J.Gay = Limeum L.
- SuessenguthiellaSuessenguthiellaSuessenguthiella is a genus of plant in family Molluginaceae. It contains the following species :* Suessenguthiella caespitosa, Friedrich...
Friedrich - Telephium L.
External links
- Molluginaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 30 May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- Molluginaceae in the Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL