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Commelinaceae

Dataset
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Commelinales
family
Commelinaceae

Name

Synonyms
Cartonemataceae
Ephemeranthaceae
Tradescantiaceae
Homonyms
Commelinaceae
Common names
Commeliengewächse in German
Spiderwort Family in English
Commélinacées in French
Spiderwort family in English
himmelsblomsväxter in Swedish
himmelsblommeväxter in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Faden, Robert B. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2000: Commelinaceae R. Brown: Spiderwort family. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. 170-197.
  5. Gärdenfors, U., Hall, R., Hallingbäck, T., Hansson, H.G. & Hedström, L. (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003 : Förteckning över antal arter per familj
  6. Hist. Nat. Pl. 8: 177.
  7. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  8. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
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