Montiaceae

Montiaceae
Claytonia sibirica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Montiaceae Raf.[1]
Genera
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Montiaceae is a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with some 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.

The Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in the Portulacaceae.

Genera

• Calandrinia Kunth
• Calyptridium Nutt.
• Cistanthe Spach
• Claytonia L.
• Hectorella Hook.f.
• Lenzia Phil.
• Lewisia Pursh
• Lewisiopsis Govaerts
• Lyallia Hook.f.
• Montia L.
• Montiopsis Kuntze
• Parakeelya Hershk.
• Phemeranthus Raf.
• Schreiteria Carolin^[2]

References

1. ^ "Family: Montiaceae Raf.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?733. Retrieved 2011-07-01. 
2. ^ "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?733. Retrieved 2011-07-01. 

External links

• Montiaceae, Jepson Manual Treatment