Achatocarpaceae

Achatocarpaceae
Achatocarpus spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Achatocarpaceae Heimerl[1][2]
Genera
Achatocarpus Triana Phaulothamnus A.Gray

The Achatocarpaceae are a family of woody flowering plants consisting of two genera and 11 known species,^[3] and has been recognized by most taxonomists. The family is found from the southwestern United States south to tropical and subtropical South America.

The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998) assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. It forms a clade together with Amaranthaceae and Caryophyllaceae, two very large families.^[4]

Genera

There are two genera, both of which are dioecious:^[5]

• Achatocarpus Triana
• Phaulothamnus A.Gray^[6]

References

1. "Achatocarpaceae Heimerl, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
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): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
4. Stevens, P. F. (June 2008). "Extant Seed Plants". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
5. Lee, J.; Kim, S.Y.; Park, S.H.; Ali, M.A. (2013). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships among members of the family Phytolaccaceae sensu lato inferred from internal transcribed spacer sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA". Genetics and Molecular Research. 12 (4): 4515–4525. doi:10.4238/2013.February.28.15. PMID 23479160.
6. "Genera of Achatocarpaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

External links

• Data related to Achatocarpaceae at Wikispecies
• Media related to Achatocarpaceae at Wikimedia Commons
• links at CSDL Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine