''Sphenoclea'' is a genus of succulent erect annual herbs. They occur in damp habitats throughout the tropics.
There are two species,
''
S. zeylanica'' and ''
S. pongatium''. The genus is placed alone in family Sphenocleaceae. The position of the family is somewhat uncertain; it is now usually placed in
Solanales
The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order.
Taxonomy
Under the older Cronquist system, the latter three families were placed elsewh ...
, but it has previously been placed in
Asterales
Asterales () is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants that includes the large family Asteraceae (or Compositae) known for composite flowers made of florets, and ten families related to the Asteraceae. While asterids in general are charact ...
, especially near
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants belo ...
, and there is some evidence to support this.
References
External links
* http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/solanalesweb.htm#Sphenocleaceae
* http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/sphenocl.htm
Solanales genera
Solanales
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