Biology:Francoaceae
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Short description: Family of flowering plants
Francoaceae | |
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Francoa sonchifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Francoaceae A.Juss. |
Genera | |
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The Francoaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Geraniales, including the genera Francoa, commonly known as bridal wreaths. The Francoaceae are recognized as a family under various classification schemes. Under the 2009 APG III system the Francoaceae were included within the Melianthaceae.[1] In the 2016 APG IV system the Francoaceae are again recognized as a family, with Melianthaceae included in the circumscription of Francoaceae.[2]
Genera
(As of January 2024), Plants of the World Online included the following genera in Francoaceae:[3]
Formerly included genera:
- Rhynchotheca Ruiz & Pav. – now in Geraniaceae[4]
- Tetilla DC. – now in Saxifragaceae[5]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ↑ "Francoaceae A.Juss.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77157387-1.
- ↑ "Rhynchotheca Ruiz & Pav.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/16862-1.
- ↑ "Tetilla DC.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/37175-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q134414 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francoaceae.
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