Montiaceae
This list of genera was made in May 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Applequist (2023), Hancock et al. 2018, Hershkovitz (2019 and 2020), Nyffeler & Eggli (2010), and Ogburn & Edwards (2015). This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Calandrinia Kunth | Monocosmia Fenzl | |
| Calyptridium Nutt. | ||
| Cistanthe Spach (prev. under Calandrinia Kunth) | Spraguea Torr. | |
| Claytonia L. | ||
| Crunocallis Rydb. | Montia L. | |
| Hectorella Hook.f. | ||
| Lenzia Phil. | ||
| Lewisia Pursh | ||
| Lewisiopsis Govaerts (prev. under Lewisia Pursh) | ||
| Mona Ö.Nilsson | Montia L. | |
| Monocosmia Fenzl | Calandrinia Kunth | |
| Montia L. | Crunocallis Rydb. , Mona Ö.Nilsson, Naiocrene Rydb., Neopaxia Ö.Nilsson | |
| Montiopsis Kuntze | ||
| Naiocrene Rydb. | Montia L. | |
| Neopaxia Ö.Nilsson | Montia L. | |
| Phemeranthus Raf. (prev. under Talinum Adans. (Talinaceae)) | ||
| Philippiamra Kuntze (prev. under Calandrinia Kunth and Silvaea Phil. ) | Silvaea Phil. | |
| Rumicastrum Ulbr. (prev. under Calandrinia Kunth, Claytonia L., and Talinum Adans. (Talinaceae)) | ||
| Silvaea Phil. | Philippiamra Kuntze | |
| Spraguea Torr. | Cistanthe Spach |
References
- Applequist, W. (2023). Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 73. TAXON, 72: 179-204. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12871
- Hancock, L.P., Obbens, F., Moore, A.J., Thiele, K., West, J., M. Holtum, J.A., Edwards, E.J. (2018). Phylogeny, evolution, and biogeographic history of Calandrinia (Montiaceae). American Journal of Botany, 105, 6, 1021-1034. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1110
- Hershkovitz, M. (2019). Systematics, Evolution, and Phylogeography of Montiaceae (Portulacineae). Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201903.0206.v3
- Hershkovitz, M. (2020). Rumicastrum Ulbrich (Montiaceae): a beautiful name for the Australian calandrinias. Phytologia, 102, 3. Published on-line www.phytologia.org
- Nyffeler, R., Eggli, U. (2010). Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon, 59, 1, 227-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.591021
- Ogburn, R.M., Edwards, E.J. (2015). Life history lability underlies rapid climate niche evolution in the angiosperm clade Montiaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 92, 181-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.06.006
- Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Claytonia L. © Luo Chen