Petiveriaceae

Petiveriaceae
Rivina humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Petiveriaceae
C.Agardh[1]
Genera
  • Gallesia
  • Hilleria
  • Ledenbergia
  • Monococcus
  • Petiveria
  • Rivina
  • Schindleria
  • Seguieria
  • Trichostigma
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

Petiveriaceae includes the following genera:

  • Gallesia Casar.
  • Hilleria Vell.
  • Ledenbergia Klotzsch ex Moq.
  • Monococcus F.Muell.
  • Petiveria L.
  • Rivina L.
  • Schindleria H.Walter
  • Seguieria Loefl.
  • Trichostigma A.Rich.

References

  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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ Christenhusz, M. J. M., and Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
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