Melanthiaceae Batsch. Common name: Bunchflower Family.
A family of about 8 genera and 80 species, mostly temperate and northern hemisphere, but extending into South America (Peru). We here accept a narrower circumscription of Melanthiaceae (excluding Trilliaceae, Xerophyllaceae, Chionographidaceae, and Heloniadaceae) than currently traditional, based on the age, phylogeny, and morphological distinctiveness of the units (Kim, Kim, & Kim 2019).
References: Dahlgren, Clifford, & Yeo (1985); Kim et al. (2016); Kim, Kim, & Kim (2019); Tamura et al. (2004); Tamura In Kubitzki (1998a); Zomlefer (1996); Zomlefer (1997a); Zomlefer (2003); Zomlefer et al. (2001). Show full citations.
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