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Commelinaceae (dayflower)

Angiospermae - Commelinales - Commelinaceae

Taxonomy
Commelinaceae was named by de Mirbel (1804). It is extant.

It was assigned to Commelinales by Mabberley (2000), Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Commelinaceae de Mirbel
2000Commelinaceae Mabberley
2008Commelinaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Commelinaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderCommelinalesMirbel 1820
familyCommelinaceaede Mirbel 1804
familyCommelinaceaede Mirbel 1804

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Commelinaceae de Mirbel 1804 [dayflower]
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G. Cyanotis Don 1825
G. Rhoeo Hance
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available