Francoaceae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Geraniales

Familia: Francoaceae
Genera: Balbisia – Bersama – Cissarobryon – Francoa – Greyia – Melianthus – Rhynchotheca – Tetilla – Viviania – Wendtia
Name

Francoaceae A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris)25: 9. 1832.

Type genus: Francoa Cav., Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 236. 1801.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Melianthaceae Horan., Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 100. (1834)
Ledocarpaceae Meyen Reise 1: 308. (1834)
Vivianiaceae Klotzsch, Linnaea 10: 433. (1836) nom. cons. against Ledocarpaceae Meyen (1934)
Greyiaceae Hutchinson, Fam. Fl. Pl., Dicot. 1: 202. (1926) nom. cons.
Bersamaceae Doweld, Pl. Syst. Evol. 227: 83. (2001)

References

Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1832. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 25: 9.
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 181(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12385 Reference page.
Applequist, W.L. 2012. Report of the nomenclature committee for vascular plants: 64. Taxon 61(5): 1108–1117. There was no consensus for or against a proposal to superconserve Melianthaceae against Francoaceae.
Palazzesi, L., Gottschling, M., Barreda, V., & Weigend, M. 2012. First Miocene fossils of Vivianiaceae shed new light on phylogeny, divergence times, and historical biogeography of Geraniales. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 107: 67–85. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01910.x ResearchGate Reference page.
Reveal, J.L. 2009. (1915) Proposal to conserve Melianthaceae, nom. cons., against Francoaceae (Magnoliophyta), a superconservation" proposal. Taxon 58(4): 1373–1374.
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.
Sytsma, K.J., Spalink, D. & Berger, B. 2014. Calibrated chronograms, fossils, outgroup relationships, and root priors: re‐examining the historical biogeography of Geraniales. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113(1): 29-49. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12297 PDF Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Francoaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 30.

Vernacular names
中文: 新妇花科

The Francoaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Geraniales, including the genera Francoa, commonly known as bridal wreaths, and Tetilla. The Francoaceae are recognized as a family under various classification schemes but under the APG III system the Francoaceae are included within the Melianthaceae.[1] In the APG IV system the Francoaceae are again recognized as a family, with Melianthaceae included in the circumscription of Francoaceae.[2]

The Francoaceae are herbaceous perennials characterized by a basal aggregation of alternate petiolated leaves. The leaf blades (lamina) are either dissected, or entire.

They are endemic to Chile.
Genera

Balbisia
Bersama
Francoa
Greyia
Melianthus
Rhynchotheca
Tetilla
Viviania

References

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, archived from the original on 2017-05-25, retrieved 2010-12-10
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. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385. ISSN 0024-4074.