Montiaceae

Family of flowering plants

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.

The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae.^[2]

Genera

16 genera are accepted:^[4]

• 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
• Phemeranthus Raf.
• Rumicastrum Ulbr.
• Schreiteria Carolin^[5]
• Thingia Hershk.

References

1. "Family: Montiaceae Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
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.
3. 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. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
4. Montiaceae Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
5. "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-01.

External links

• Media related to Montiaceae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Montiaceae at Wikispecies