Petiveriaceae

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Petiveriaceae
Rivina humilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Petiveriaceae
C.Agardh[1]
Genera
Synonyms
  • Hilleriaceae
  • Rivinaceae

Petiveriaceae is a family of flowering plants formerly included as subfamily Rivinoideae in Phytolaccaceae. The family comprises nine genera, with about 20 known species.[2]

Genera[edit]

Petiveriaceae includes the following genera:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. 161 (2): 105–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Petiveriaceae C.Agardh", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-07-20

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