Zygophyllaceae

Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae R.Br.
Subfamilies
Larreoideae Morkillioideae Seetzenioideae Tribuloideae Zygophylloideae
Synonyms
Balanitaceae Endl. (1841) Krameriaceae Dumort. (1829) (optional synonym) Tribulaceae Trautv. (1853)[1]

Zygophyllaceae (/ˌzaɪɡoʊfəˈleɪsieɪ, ˌzɪ-/^[2]) is a family of flowering plants that contain the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera.

In the APG III system of classification, the families Zygophyllaceae and Krameriaceae compose the order Zygophyllales. In the previous version of their classification system, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group had included the option of placing Krameria within Zygophyllaceae.

Zygophyllaceae are divided into five subfamilies. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 2000. Phylogenies of groups within the family have also been published. A phylogeny of the southern African species of Zygophyllum was published in 2008.

Peganum was in Zygophyllaceae before being moved to the newly created family Nitrariaceae.

King Clone, a Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) in California, may be the oldest living organism.

Genera

Subfamily Larreoideae

• Bulnesia Gay
• Guaiacum L.
• Larrea Cav.
• Pintoa Gay
• Porlieria Ruiz & Pav.^[3]

Subfamily Morkillioideae

• Morkillia Rose & J.H.Painter
• Sericodes A.Gray
• Viscainoa Greene^[4]

Subfamily Seetzenioideae

• Seetzenia R.Br. ex Decne.^[5]

Subfamily Tribuloideae

• Balanites Delile
• Kallstroemia Scop.
• Kelleronia Schinz
• Neoluederitzia Schinz
• Sisyndite E.Mey. ex Sond.
• Tribulopis R.Br.
• Tribulus L.^[6]

Subfamily Zygophylloideae

• Augea Thunb.
• Fagonia L.
• Halimiphyllum (Engl.) Boriss.
• Melocarpum (Engl.) Beier & Thulin
• Roepera A.Juss.
• Tetraena Maxim.
• Zygophyllum L.^[7]

Unplaced

• Izozogia G.Navarro
• Metharme Phil. ex Engl.
• Plectrocarpa Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.^[8]

References

1. "Zygophyllaceae R. Br., nom. cons.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
2. "zygophyllaceous". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
3. "Genera of Zygophyllaceae subfam. Larreoideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
4. "Genera of Zygophyllaceae subfam. Morkillioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
5. "Genera of Zygophyllaceae subfam. Seetzenioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
6. "Genera of Zygophyllaceae subfam. Tribuloideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
7. "Genera of Zygophyllaceae subfam. Zygophylloideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
8. "Genera of Zygophyllaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

External links

Media related to Zygophyllaceae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Zygophyllaceae at Wikispecies

• Zygophyllaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.
• Family Zygophyllaceae Flowers in Israel
• Chilean Zygophyllaceae Chileflora