Rumicastrum

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Rumicastrum
Calandrinia balonnensis flowers.jpg
Rumicastrum balonense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Rumicastrum
Ulbr. (1934)
Type species
Rumicastrum chamaecladum
(Diels) Ulbr. [1]
Species [2]

66; see text

Synonyms [2]

ParakeelyaHershk. (1998 publ. 1999)

Rumicastrum is a genus of plants in the family Montiaceae. It includes 66 species native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. [2] These species were formerly classed in genus Calandrinia , which was discovered to be paraphyletic. [3]

Species

66 species are accepted: [2]

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References

  1. Rumicastrum Ulbr. Australian Plant Names Index. Accessed 17 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rumicastrum Ulbr. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. Hershkovitz, M.A. (2020). "Rumicastrum Ulbrich (Montiaceae): a beautiful name for the Australian calandrinias". Phytologia. 102: 116–123.