Belongs within: Caryophyllales.
Contains: Molluginaceae, Aizoaceae, Neea, Boerhavia, Abronia, Mirabilis.
The Phytolaccineae are a group of plants within the Caryophyllales recognised by Thorne (2000). Most members of the group are tropical or warm-temperate herbs and lianes, with a few small trees.
Representatives include the Nyctaginaceae, characterised by a distinct fruit type, the anthocarp, in which an achene fruit remains enclosed within a persistent calyx. The Phytolaccaceae, pokeweeds, are mostly glabrous plants with alternate, simple leaves and flowers borne in racemes (Hewson 1984).
<==PhytolaccineaeT00
|--+--AizoaceaeKRH03
| `--PhytolaccaceaeKRH03
| |--Agdestis [Agdestidaceae, Agdestidoideae]T00
| |--Trichostigma octandrumOB11
| |--Monococcus Muell. 1858H84
| | `--*M. echinophorus Muell. 1858H84
| |--Stachycarpus non (Endlicher) Van Tieghem 1891CBH93
| | `--S. eocenica Meunier 1898CBH93
| `--Phytolacca L. 1753H84 [PhytolaccoideaeT00]
| |--*P. americana L. 1753 [incl. P. decandra L. 1762]H84
| |--P. dioica L. 1762H84
| |--P. heterotepalaH93
| |--P. icosandraJ87
| |--P. octandra L. 1762H84
| `--P. rivinoidesJ87
`--Nyctaginaceae [Nyctagineae]KRH03
|--NeeaH16
|--PhaeoptilonYY22
|--AndradaeaYY22
|--GuapiraGJ09
|--BoerhaviaP06
|--AbroniaH93
|--Acleisanthes longifloraH93
|--Allionia incarnataH93
|--Anulocaulis annulatus [=Boerhavia annulata]H93
|--Selinocarpus nevadensis [=S. diffusus var. nevadensis]H93
|--Nyctaginites ellipticus Berry 1938CBH93
|--Lymingtonia Muller 1970CBH93
|--MirabilisH03
|--Calymenia Persoon 1805S80
|--TripterocalyxH93
| |--T. crux-maltae [=Abronia crux-maltae]H93
| `--T. micranthus [=Abronia micrantha]H93
|--BougainvilleaHH03
| |--B. × buttianaMH98
| |--B. frondosaHH03
| |--B. glabraK10
| |--B. spectabilisH90
| `--B. stipitataHH03
|--Colignonia sect. PterocarpaeH16
| |--C. biumbellataH16
| |--C. microphylla Heimerl 1916H16
| |--C. ovalifoliaH16
| |--C. rufopilosaH16
| `--C. scandensH16
|--Pisonia L. 1753 [incl. Calpidia Thouars 1804, Ceodes Forster & Forster 1776, Heimerliodendron Skottsb. 1941]MH84
| |--*P. aculeata L. 1753MH84
| |--P. brunoniana Endl. 1833A61 (see below for synonymy)
| |--P. grandis Br. 1810MH84
| |--‘*Calpidia’ oblongaMH84
| |--P. subcordataSWK87
| `--P. umbellifera (Forster & Forster) Seemann 1862MH84 (see below for synonymy)
`--Commicarpus Standley 1909MH84
|--*C. scandens (L.) Standley 1909 [=Boerhavia scandens]MH84
|--C. australis Meikle 1978MH84
|--C. chinensisLK14
|--C. decipiensCV06
|--C. fruticosusCV06
|--C. insularum Meikle 1979MH84
`--C. verticillatusPP07
Phytolaccineae incertae sedis:
Stegnosperma [Stegnospermataceae]T00
SarcobatusAPG16 [SarcobataceaeT00]
`--S. vermiculatusCL86
Halophytum [Halophytaceae]T00
MolluginaceaeT00
BarbeuiaT00 [BarbeuiaceaeAPG16, Barbeuioideae]
GisekiaT00 [GisekiaceaeAPG16, Gisekioideae]
`--G. pharnaeoidesPP07
LophiocarpusT00 [LophiocarpaceaeAPG16]
Petiveriaceae [Petiverioideae, Rivinaceae]APG16
|--Petiveria [Petiverieae]J87
| `--P. alliaceaJ87
`--Rivina L. 1753 [=Rivinia; Rivineae]H84
`--*R. humilis L. 1753 (see below for synonymy)H84
Pisonia umbellifera (Forster & Forster) Seemann 1862MH84 [=*Ceodes umbellifera Forster & Forster 1776MH84; incl. P. brunoniana Endl. 1833MH84, Calpidia brunoniana Heimerl 1913A61, Ceodes brunoniana Skottsb. 1926A61, Heimerlia brunoniana Skottsb. 1936A61, *Heimerliodendron brunonianum (Endl.) Skottsb. 1941MH84, Pisonia excelsa Blume 1826MH84, P. mooriana Muell. 1858A61, P. sinclairii Hook. f. 1854A61]
*Rivina humilis L. 1753 [incl. R. glabra L. 1753, R. humilis var. glabra (L.) Walter 1909, R. laevis L. 1767]H84
*Type species of generic name indicated
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