Cynomoriaceae

Cynomorium coccineum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Cynomoriaceae
Genus: Cynomorium

Name

Cynomoriaceae Endl. ex Lindl. Nix. Pl. 23. (1833) nom. cons.

• monotypic taxon

References

Primary references

• Endlicher, S.L. 1833. Nixus Plantarum 23.

Additional references

• Bellot, S., Cusimano, N., Luo, S., Sun, G., Zarre, S., Gröger, A., Temsch, E. & Renner, S.S., 2016. Assembled plastid and mitochondrial genomes, as well as nuclear genes, place the parasite family Cynomoriaceae in the Saxifragales. Genome Biology and Evolution 8(7): 2214-2230. DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evw147
• Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2016. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12385 Reference page. 

Links

• Nickrent, D.L. 2022. The Parasitic Plant Connection, Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Available on line [1]. Reference page. 
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cynomoriaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Maltese-mushroom family
• suomi: Patukkikasvit
• қазақша: Жершошақтар тұқымдасы
• 한국어: 쇄양과
• Tiếng Việt: Họ Nấm Malta
• 中文（简体）: 锁阳科
• 中文（繁體）: 鎖陽科

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