Achatocarpaceae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales
Familia: Achatocarpaceae
Genera: Achatocarpus - Phaulothamnus
Name

Achatocarpaceae Heimerl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 174. (1934) nom. cons.

Type genus: Achatocarpus Triana Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 4, 9: 45. (1858)

References

Heimerl, A. 1934. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage 16c: 174.
Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Open access Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Achatocarpaceae. Published online. Accessed: May 17 2017.

Vernacular names
español: Achatocarpáceas
galego: Achatocarpáceas
한국어: 아카토카르푸스과
русский: Ахатокарповые
中文: 玛瑙果科

The Achatocarpaceae are a family of woody flowering plants consisting of two genera and 11 known species,[3] and has been recognized by most taxonomists. The family is found from the southwestern United States south to tropical and subtropical South America.

The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998) assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. It forms a clade together with Amaranthaceae and Caryophyllaceae, two very large families.[4]
Genera

There are two genera, both of which are dioecious:[5]

Achatocarpus Triana
Phaulothamnus A.Gray[6]

References

"Achatocarpaceae Heimerl, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
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.
Stevens, P. F. (June 2008). "Extant Seed Plants". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
Lee, J.; Kim, S.Y.; Park, S.H.; Ali, M.A. (2013). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships among members of the family Phytolaccaceae sensu lato inferred from internal transcribed spacer sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA". Genetics and Molecular Research. 12 (4): 4515–4525. doi:10.4238/2013.February.28.15. PMID 23479160.
"Genera of Achatocarpaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2010-02-04.