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Cleomaceae Berchtold & J. Presl. Cleome Family.

Key to Cleomaceae

A family of ca. 18 genera and ca. 175 species, herbs, of mainly tropical and subtropical areas. The Cleomaceae is here circumscribed to include the members of the Capparaceae, subfamily Cleomoideae, following phylogenetic analyses which show this group to be a monophyletic clade more closely related to Brassicaceae than to the rest of Capparidaceae (Hall, Sytsma, & Iltis 2002). The generic classification is still uncertain and in flux (Patchell, Roalson, & Hall 2014; Roalson et al. 2015).

Ref: Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); Hall, Sytsma, & Iltis (2002); Judd, Sanders, & Donoghue (1994); Kers In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Patchell, Roalson, & Hall (2014); Roalson et al. (2015); Sanders & Judd (2000); Tucker & Vanderpool (2010) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Gynandropsis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erick Vélez Sánchez, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Erick Vélez Sánchez | Corynandra source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Rachel Stringham, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rachel Stringham | Peritoma source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Gynandropsis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© CK Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by CK Kelly | Peritoma source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Polanisia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Станислав, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Станислав | Tarenaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© faluke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by faluke | Tarenaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bruce Bailey | Peritoma source | Original Image ⭷

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