Family Cleomaceae Bercht. & J. Presl


Summary
Family number:
267
Last updated:
27 April 2023
Kind of family:
Dicotyledon
Number of accepted genera:
17
Type genus:
Cleome L.

Synonyms

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References:
  1. Hall, J. C. 2008. Systematics of Capparaceae and Cleomaceae: an evaluation of the generic delimitations of Capparis and Cleome using plastid DNA sequence data. Botany 86:682-696. DOI: 10.1139/B08-026.
  2. Patchell, M. J. et al. 2014. Resolved phylogeny of Cleomaceae based on all three genomes. Taxon 63:315-328. DOI: 10.12705/632.17.
  3. Saunders, T. C. et al. 2024. Tangled webs and spider‐flowers: phylogenomics, biogeography, and seed morphology inform the evolutionary history of Cleomaceae. Amer. J. Bot. e16399:1-21. DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16399.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyfamily?id=267. Accessed 15 April 2026.