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Eriocaulaceae

Angiospermae - Poales - Eriocaulaceae

Taxonomy
Eriocaulaceae was named by Desvaux (1820).

It was assigned to Xyridales by Knowlton (1919); to Eriocaulales by Mabberley (2000); and to Poales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Eriocaulaceae Desvaux
1919Eriocaulaceae Knowlton
2000Eriocaulaceae Mabberley
2016Eriocaulaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderPoales
familyEriocaulaceaeDesvaux 1820
familyEriocaulaceaeDesvaux 1820

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. †Eriocaulaceae Desvaux 1820
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G. Eriocaulon Linnaeus 1753 [pipewort]
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Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus 1753
Eriocaulon porosum Lesquereux 1873
Eriocaulon setaceum Linnaeus 1753
Eriocaulon sexangulare Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available