Taxonomy Profile: Commelinaceae

Commelinaceae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Cartonemataceae
Ephemeranthaceae
Tradescantiaceae
Common Name(s):
Spiderwort Family []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Commelinaceae: 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 |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Commelinales
Family : Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family |
Commelinaceae Direct Children(s):
Aneilema
(R Br)
Callisia
(Loefl)
Murdannia
(Royle)
Tinantia
(Scheidw)
Gibasis
(Raf)
Palisota
(Rchb ex Endl)
Commelinaceae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Robert B. Faden
Notes:
Research Botanist and Associate Curator, National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 166, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Reference for:
Commelinaceae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Commelinaceae
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:
Commelinaceae
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:
Commelinaceae
Source:
Commelinaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-12-02
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Commelinaceae
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:
Commelinaceae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Faden, Robert B. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Commelinaceae R. Brown: Spiderwort family
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae
Page(s):
170-197
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-19-513729-9/
Notes:
The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)
Reference for:
Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Commelinaceae: Comments