Montiaceae

Montiaceae
Claytonia sibirica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Montiaceae Raf. [1] [2]
Genera
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Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, with about 17 genera and about 230 known species, ^[3] ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.

The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae. ^[2] It is known by the common names of spring beauty family or the montia family. ^{[4] [5]}

Genera

The following genera are accepted: ^[6]

• Calandrinia Kunth
• Calyptridium Nutt.
• Cistanthe Spach
• Claytonia L.
• Erocallis Rydb.
• Hectorella Hook.f.
• Lenzia Phil.
• Lewisia Pursh
• Lewisiopsis Govaerts
• Lyallia Hook.f.
• Montia L.
• Montiopsis Kuntze
• Parakeelya Hershk.
• Phemeranthus Raf.
• Philippiamra Kuntze
• Schreiteria Carolin ^[7]
• Thingia Hershk.

References

1. "Family: Montiaceae Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
2. 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 . hdl: 10654/18083 .
3. Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 .
4. "Montiaceae (Montia Family) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
5. "Family: Montiaceae". www.reed.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
6. Montiaceae Raf. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
7. "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2011.