Taxonomy Profile: Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom:

Plantae

Taxonomic Rank:

Family

Synonym(s):

Cruciferae

Streptanthus shastensis

RA Price DW Taylor & RE Buck ined

Arabidaceae

Drabaceae

Erysimaceae

Isatidaceae

Raphanaceae

Schizopetalaceae

Sisymbriaceae

Stanleyaceae

Thlaspiaceae

Common Name(s):

mustards []

moutardes []

crucifers []

Taxonomic Status:

Current Standing:

accepted

Data Quality Indicators:

Record Credibility Rating:

TWG standards met

Brassicaceae: Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom : Plantae

plants |

Planta |

Vegetal |

plantes |

Subkingdom : Viridiplantae

green plants |

Infrakingdom : Streptophyta

land plants |

Superdivision : Embryophyta

Phylum : Tracheophyta

vascular plants |

tracheophytes |

Subphylum : Spermatophytina

spermatophytes |

seed plants |

phanérogames |

Class : Magnoliopsida

Superorder : Rosanae

Order : Brassicales

Family : Brassicaceae

mustards |

moutardes |

crucifers |

Brassicaceae Direct Children(s):

(Crantz)

(L)

(WT Aiton)

(Sternb & Hoppe)

(Mill)

(Medik)

(L)

(L)

(Webb & Berthel)

(L)

(L)

(R Br)

(L)

(R Br)

(Scop)

(L)

(Heist ex Fabr)

(L)

(JF Macbr & Payson)

(Andrz ex DC)

(Heynh)

(G Gaertn B Mey & Scherb)

(Greene)

(Desv)

(DC)

(L)

(L)

(Adans)

(S Watson)

(Rydb)

(R Br ex DC)

(Cambess)

(Heist ex Fabr)

(L)

(Rollins)

(DC)

(Harv)

(A Gray)

(Mill)

(C Presl)

(WT Aiton)

(Tausch)

(L)

(L)

(A Nelson & JF Macbr)

(Torr & A Gray Steud)

(L)

(Desv)

(L)

(Hook & Harv)

(WT Aiton)

(Wedd)

(WT Aiton)

(L)

(R Br)

(Greene)

(Desv)

(Nieuwl)

(Nutt)

(Nutt ex Torr & A Gray A Gray)

(Greene)

(L)

(Crantz)

(Greene)

(L)

(L)

(CA Mey)

(Nutt)

(Rydb)

(Nutt)

(A Gray)

(WT Aiton)

(Rydb)

(Endl)

(L)

(Hook)

(Hook)

(Nutt)

(Nutt)

(Adans)

(OE Schulz)

(Rouy)

(Rollins)

(Moench)

(Rchb)

(Torr)

(DC)

(FK Mey)

(S Boyd & TS Ross)

(Mill)

(Rchb)

(Á Löve & D Löve)

(L)

(Greene)

(NH Holmgren)

(O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz)

(Boiss)

(Hedge & J Léonard)

(DC)

(Moench)

(BL Rob Rydb)

(Greene)

(Bunge)

(Al-Shehbaz & O'Kane)

(WT Aiton)

(Andrz ex DC)

Solms-laubachia

(Muschl)

Brassicaceae: References

Expert(s):

Expert:

Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz

Notes:

Senior Curator, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri, 63166-0299, USA

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Source(s):

Source:

NODC Taxonomic Code

Acquired:

1996-07-29

Notes:

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Source:

The PLANTS Database

Acquired:

1996-07-26

Notes:

National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Source:

The PLANTS Database

Acquired:

2000-01-21

Notes:

National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Source:

Brassicaceae, Capparaceae and Cleomaceae of North America Update

Acquired:

2011-05-16

Notes:

Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Source:

Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014

Acquired:

2014-11-19

Notes:

Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Publication(s):

Author(s)/Editor(s):

McNeill, J., F. Barrie, H. Burdet, V. Demoulin, D. Hawksworth, K. Marhold, D. Nicolson, et al.

Publication Date (Listed/Actual):

2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01

Article/Chapter Title:

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code)

Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:

Regnum Vegetabile, vol. 146

Page(s):

xviii + 568

Publisher:

Koeltz Scientific Books

Publication Place:

Königstein, Germany

ISBN/ISSN:

3-906166-48-1/0080-0694

Notes:

Also available on the web at http://ibot.sav.sk/icbn/main.htm

Reference for:

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae: Geographic Information

Geographic Division:

Jurisdiction/Origin:

Brassicaceae: Comments

Comment:

Use of Cruciferae as an 'alternative' family name for Brassicaceae is authorized by the ICBN, Articles 18.5-18.6 (McNeill et al., 2006:18-19), although ITIS opts to use Brassicaceae instead