Francoaceae

Francoa appendiculata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geraniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Geraniales

Familia: Francoaceae
Genera: Balbisia – Bersama – Cissarobryon – Francoa – Greyia – Melianthus – Rhynchotheca – Tetilla – Viviania – Wendtia

Name

Francoaceae A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris)25: 9. 1832.

• Type genus: Francoa  Cav., Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 236. 1801.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Melianthaceae Horan., Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 100. (1834)
  • Ledocarpaceae Meyen Reise 1: 308. (1834)
  • Vivianiaceae Klotzsch, Linnaea 10: 433. (1836) nom. cons. against Ledocarpaceae Meyen (1934)
  • Greyiaceae Hutchinson, Fam. Fl. Pl., Dicot. 1: 202. (1926) nom. cons.
  • Bersamaceae Doweld, Pl. Syst. Evol. 227: 83. (2001)

References

• Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1832. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 25: 9.
• 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. 
• Applequist, W.L. 2012. Report of the nomenclature committee for vascular plants: 64. Taxon 61(5): 1108–1117. There was no consensus for or against a proposal to superconserve Melianthaceae against Francoaceae.
• Palazzesi, L., Gottschling, M., Barreda, V., & Weigend, M. 2012. First Miocene fossils of Vivianiaceae shed new light on phylogeny, divergence times, and historical biogeography of Geraniales. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 107: 67–85. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01910.x ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Reveal, J.L. 2009. (1915) Proposal to conserve Melianthaceae, nom. cons., against Francoaceae (Magnoliophyta), a superconservation" proposal. Taxon 58(4): 1373–1374.
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 
• Sytsma, K.J., Spalink, D. & Berger, B. 2014. Calibrated chronograms, fossils, outgroup relationships, and root priors: re‐examining the historical biogeography of Geraniales. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113(1): 29-49. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12297 PDF Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Francoaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan. 2014.

Vernacular names

中文: 新妇花科

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