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Polygonaceae (knotweed)
Taxonomy
Polygonaceae was named by Jussieu (1789). It is extant.
It was assigned to Polygonales by Knowlton (1919), McIver and Basinger (1993) and Mabberley (2000); and to Caryophyllales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Polygonales by Knowlton (1919), McIver and Basinger (1993) and Mabberley (2000); and to Caryophyllales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1789 | Polygonaceae Jussieu p. 82 |
| 1919 | Polygonaceae Knowlton |
| 1993 | Polygonaceae McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Polygonaceae Mabberley |
| 2016 | Polygonaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18 |
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Fm. Polygonaceae Jussieu 1789 [knotweed]
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G. Calligonum Linnaeus 1753
G. Coccolobis Browne 1758
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†Coccolobis eolignitica Berry 1916
†Coccolobis uviferafolia Berry 1916
G. Muehlenbeckia Meisner 1841
G. Oxyria Hill 1765
G. †Polycolporopollenites Kedves 1965
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†Polycolporopollenites ellipticus Kedves 1965
†Polycolporopollenites esobalteus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
G. †Polygonocarpum Weyland 1937
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†Polygonocarpum curtisii Manchester and O'Leary 2010
†Polygonocarpum fimbriatum Weyland 1938
†Polygonocarpum johnsonii Manchester and O'Leary 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available