Petiveriaceae

Petiveriaceae
Rivina humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Petiveriaceae C.Agardh [1]
Genera
Gallesia Hilleria Ledenbergia Monococcus Petiveria Rivina Schindleria Seguieria Trichostigma
Synonyms
Hilleriaceae Rivinaceae

Petiveriaceae is a family of flowering plants formerly included as subfamily Rivinoideae in Phytolaccaceae. The family comprises nine genera, with about 20 known species. ^[2]

Genera

Petiveriaceae includes the following genera: ^[3]

• Gallesia Casar.
• Hilleria Vell.
• Ledenbergia Klotzsch ex Moq.
• Monococcus F.Muell.
• Petiveria L.
• Rivina L.
• Schindleria H.Walter
• Seguieria Loefl.
• Trichostigma A.Rich.

References

1. 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. 161 (2): 105–20. doi: 10.1111/boj.12385 .
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. "PetiveriaceaeC.Agardh", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-07-20

External links

• Phytolaccaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 30 May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com