Phytolaccaceae
Encyclopedia
Phytolaccaceae is the botanical name
for a family
of flowering plant
s. Such a family has been almost universally recognized by taxonomists
, although its circumscription has varied. It is also known as the Pokeweed
family.
The APG II system
, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system
, of 1998), also recognizes this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales
in the clade core eudicots. The family comprises about 16 genera
, totalling a hundred species
. It is divided into the subfamilies Agdestioideae, Phytolaccoideae, and Rivinioideae by the Takhtajan system
.
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
for a family
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 plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s. Such a family has been almost universally recognized by taxonomists
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
, although its circumscription has varied. It is also known as the Pokeweed
Pokeweed
The pokeweeds, also known as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot, poke sallet, polk salad, polk salat, polk sallet, inkberry or ombú, comprise the genus Phytolacca, perennial plants native to North America, South America, East Asia and New Zealand...
family.
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 It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...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 this 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 16 genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
, totalling a hundred species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. It is divided into the subfamilies Agdestioideae, Phytolaccoideae, and Rivinioideae by the Takhtajan system
Takhtajan system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Takhtajan system of plant classification was published by Armen Takhtajan, in several versions from the 1950s onwards. It is usually compared to the Cronquist system. Key publications:-External links:* Takhtajan system at...
.
Genera
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Pokeweed The pokeweeds, also known as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot, poke sallet, polk salad, polk salat, polk sallet, inkberry or ombú, comprise the genus Phytolacca, perennial plants native to North America, South America, East Asia and New Zealand... L. Rivina Rivina is a genus of flowering plants in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. The name honors German botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus .-Selected species:* Rivina humilis L. – Pigeonberry... L. Trichostigma Trichostigma is the botanical name for a genus of flowering plants, native to the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America... A.Rich. |
Formerly placed here
- Achatocarpus Triana → AchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpaceae is a family of woody flowering plants. The family consists of two genera and ten species, and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is found from the southwestern United States south to tropical and subtropical South America....
- Barbeuia Thouars → BarbeuiaceaeBarbeuiaceaeBarbeuia madagascariensis is a liana found only on the island of Madagascar.Barbeuia has occasionally been placed in its own family, Barbeuiaceae. The APG II system of 2003, for instance, recognies such a family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots...
- Gisekia L. → GisekiaceaeGisekiaceaeGisekiaceae is a family of flowering plants.The family has not been recognized by most taxonomists. The APG II system does recognize the family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots...
- GyrostemonGyrostemonGyrostemon is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the family Gyrostemonaceae, endemic to Australia.Species include:*Gyrostemon australasicus Heimerl – Camel Poison*Gyrostemon brownii S.Moore...
Desf. → GyrostemonaceaeGyrostemonaceaeGyrostemonaceae is a family of plants in order Brassicales. It comprises 6 genera, totalling about 18 species. All are endemic to temperate parts of Australia. They are shrubs or small trees with small, often narrow leaves, and small flowers. They are wind-pollinated.... - Lophiocarpus Turcz. → Lophiocarpaceae
- Microtea Sw. → Microteaceae
- Phaulothamnus A.Gray → AchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpaceae is a family of woody flowering plants. The family consists of two genera and ten species, and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is found from the southwestern United States south to tropical and subtropical South America....
- StegnospermaStegnospermaStegnosperma is a genus of flowering plants, consisting of three species of woody plants, native to the Caribbean, Central America, and the Sonoran Desert. These are shrubs or lianas, with anomalous secondary thickening in mature stems, by successive cambia.Leaves are alternate, entire,...
Benth. → StegnospermataceaeStegnospermataceaeStegnospermataceae is a family of flowering plants.The family has only been recognized by a few taxonomists, the plants in it more commonly assigned to the family Phytolaccaceae...
External links
- Phytolaccaceae 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
- Phytolaccaeae in the Flora of North America
- Phytolaccaeae in the Flora of China
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- Pictures of representative species