Portulacaceae

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Portulacaceae

Portulacaceae Juss., Gen. Pl.: 312. 1789, nom. cons., sec. Nyffeler & Eggli 20101
  • 1. Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010: Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. – Taxon 59: 227-240

Introduction

A monogeneric family with c. 100 species mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.A

Bibliography

A. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazan, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301