Nitrariaceae

Nitrariaceae
Peganum harmala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Nitrariaceae Lindl. [1]
Genera
Malacocarpus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Nitraria L. Peganum L. Tetradiclis Steven ex M.Bieb.

Nitrariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. It comprises four genera, Malacocarpus , Nitraria , Peganum and Tetradiclis , totalling 19 species. ^[2]

The family's main range is in the arid and semi-arid regions from Central Asia west to North Africa and southern Europe, but there are also species in eastern Mexico and southern Australia. ^[3]

References

1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x . hdl: 10654/18083 . Retrieved 2013-07-06.
2. 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 .
3. "Nitrariaceae". APWEbsite. Retrieved 21 March 2016.