Zygophyllaceae
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The Zygophyllaceae, of about 250 species, are a family of flowering plants, also known as the bean-caper or caltrop family.
According to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG II), the heterogenous family Zygophyllaceae is unplaced to order, but included in the Eurosids I as a sister to a clade composed of several orders. The name Zygophyllales can be used if one finds it appropriate to place the family Zygophyllaceae into an order.
Synonyms
- Balanitaceae Endl. (1841
- Krameriaceae Dumort. (1829) (optional synonym)
- Tribulaceae Trautv. (1853)
Genera
- Augea
- Balanites
- Bulnesia''
- Fagonia
- Guaiacum
- Halimiphyllum
- Izozogia
- Kallstroemia
- Kelleronia
- Krameria
- Larrea
- Metharme
- Miltianthus
- Morkillia
- Neoluederitzia
- Peganum
- Pintoa
- Plectrocarpa
- Porlieria
- Roepera
- Sarcozygium
- Seetzenia
- Sericodes
- Sisyndite
- Tetradiclis
- Tetraena
- Tribulopis
- Tribulus
- Viscainoa
- Zygophyllum
External link
- [Zygophyllaceae] in [L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz] (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.]
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