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Vivianiaceae was a family of
An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida (“Angiospermae”)
Vivianiaceae was a family of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus ''Viviania
''Viviania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.
The genus is distributed across is Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in southern South America.
Known species
As accepted by Kew;
The genus name of ''Vivian ...
'' Cav. It includes both the genus ''Viviania'' and ''Balbisia
''Balbisia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. It is also in the ''Vivianiaceae'' subfamily.
The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America.
Known species
As acce ...
''. The family is now wholly incorporated into the family '' Francoaceae''.
There are around 1-4 genera in Vivianiaceae ('' Araeoandra'', ''Caesarea
Caesarea () ( he, קֵיסָרְיָה, ), ''Keysariya'' or ''Qesarya'', often simplified to Keisarya, and Qaysaria, is an affluent town in north-central Israel, which inherits its name and much of its territory from the ancient city of Caesare ...
'', ''Cissarobryon
''Viviania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.
The genus is distributed across is Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in southern South America.
Known species
As accepted by Kew;
The genus name of ''Vivia ...
'', ''Viviania
''Viviania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.
The genus is distributed across is Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in southern South America.
Known species
As accepted by Kew;
The genus name of ''Vivian ...
''; with all of four genera can be merged into one genus), and under the APG III system
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a fur ...
the genera from Ledocarpaceae
Ledocarpaceae Meyen was a small flowering plant family of shrubs native to western South America. Under the APG III system of classification it is considered to be a part of the Vivianiaceae
Vivianiaceae was a family of flowering plants plac ...
- ''Balbisia
''Balbisia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. It is also in the ''Vivianiaceae'' subfamily.
The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America.
Known species
As acce ...
'' (incl. '' Ledocarpon''), ''Rhynchotheca
''Rhynchotheca'' is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vess ...
'', and '' Wendtia'' - are now included within the Vivianiaceae.
A relationship with Caryophyllales, was formerly suggested; but morphology (S-plastids) and chemistry are close to Geraniales.Bortenschlager, S. 1967. Vorläufige Mitteilungen zur Pollenmorphologie in der Familie der Geraniaceen und ihre Systematische Bedeutung. Grana Palynol. 7(2-3): 400-468.
External links
*Thorne RF & J. L. Reveal 2007An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida (“Angiospermae”)
Notes and references
Geraniales Rosid families Historically recognized angiosperm families {{Geraniales-stub