Nyctaginaceae
This list of genera was made in May 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Douglas & Spellenberg (2010), Rossetto et al. (2019), Rossetto & Caraballo (2020), and Wang et al. 2019. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Abronia Juss. | ||
| Acleisanthes A.Gray | Selinocarpus A.Gray | |
| Allionia L. | ||
| Andradea Allemão | ||
| Anulocaulis Standl. (prev. under Boerhavia L.) | ||
| Boerhavia L. | ||
| Boldoa Cav. | ||
| Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss. | ||
| Ceodes J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. | ||
| Colignonia Endl. | ||
| Commicarpus Standl. | ||
| Cryptocarpus Kunth | ||
| Guapira Aubl. | Neea Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Hermidium S.Watson | Mirabilis L. | |
| Leucaster Choisy | ||
| Mirabilis L. | Hermidium S.Watson | |
| Neea Ruiz & Pav. | Guapira Aubl. | |
| Nyctaginia Choisy | ||
| Okenia Schltdl. & Cham. | ||
| Phaeoptilum Radlk. | ||
| Pisonia L. | ||
| Pisoniella Standl. | ||
| Ramisia Glaz. ex Baill. | ||
| Reichenbachia Spreng. | ||
| Rockia Heimerl | ||
| Salpianthus Bonpl. (prev. under Boldoa Cav.) | ||
| Selinocarpus A.Gray | Acleisanthes A.Gray | |
| Tripterocalyx (Torr.) Hook. (prev. under Abronia Juss.) |
References
- Douglas, N., Spellenberg, R. (2010). A new tribal classification of Nyctaginaceae. Taxon, 59, 3, 905-910. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.593018
- Rossetto, E.F.S., Faria, A.D., Ruas, P.M., Ruas, C.D., Douglas, N.A., Ribeiro, J.E. (2019). Clarifying generic delimitation in Nyctaginaceae tribe Pisonieae after more than a century of taxonomic confusion. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 189, 4, 378-396. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz001
- Rossetto, E.F.S., Caraballo-Ortiz, M.A. (2020). Splitting the Pisonia birdcatcher trees: re-establishment of Ceodes and Rockia (Nyctaginaceae, Pisonieae), Phytokeys, 152, 121-136. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.152.50611.
- Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Wang, S.L., Li, L., Ci, X.Q., Conran, J.G., Li, J. (2019). Taxonomic status and distribution of Mirabilis himalaica (Nyctaginaceae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 57(5), 431-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12466
Foto: Mirabilis L. © Luo Chen