Lythraceae

Taxobox
name = Lythraceae


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Lythrum salicaria"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Lythraceae
familia_authority = J.St-Hil.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = 32 (28); see text.

Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants. It includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.

The family is named after the type genus, "Lythrum", the loosestrifes (e.g. "Lythrum salicaria" Purple loosestrife). It now also includes the pomegranate, formerly classed in a separate family Punicaceae. The family also includes the widely cultivated crepe myrtle trees.

Genera

*Subfamily Lythroideae Juss. ex Arn. 1832 = 'Lythraceae sensu stricto', 28 genera:
**"Adenaria"
**"Ammania"
**"Capuronia"
**"Crenea"
**"Cuphea"
**"Decodon"
**"Didiplis"
**"Diplusodon"
**"Galpinia"
**"Ginoria"
**"Haitia"
**"Heimia"
**"Hionanthera"
**"Koehneria"
**"Lafoensia"
**"Lagerstroemia"
**"Lawsonia"
**"Lourtella"
**"Lythrum"
**"Nesaea"
**"Pehria"
**"Pemphis"
**"Peplis"
**"Physocalymma"
**"Pleurophora"
**"Rotala"
**"Tetrataxis"
**"Woodfordia"
*Subfamily Punicoideae (Horan. 1834) S. A. Graham, Thorne & Reveal 1998 = 'Punicaceae'
**"Punica"
*Subfamily Sonneratioideae (Engl. & Gilg 1924) S. A. Graham, Thorne & Reveal 1998
**"Sonneratia"
*Subfamily Duabangoideae (Takht. 1986) S. A. Graham, Thorne & Reveal 1998 = 'Duabangaceae'
**"Duabanga"
*Subfamily Trapoideae Voigt 1845 = 'Trapaceae'
**"Trapa"

References

*cite journal|author=Graham, S. A., Thorne & Reveal|year=1998|month=May|title=Validation of subfamily names in "Lythraceae"|journal=Taxon|volume=47|issue=2|pages=435–436|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0040-0262%28199805%2947%3A2%3C435%3AVOSNIL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E|doi=10.2307/1223775
*cite journal|author=Little S. A., Stockey R. A., and Keating, R. C.|year=2004|title="Duabanga"-like leaves from the Middle Eocene Princeton chert and comparative leaf histology of Lythraceae sensu lato|journal=American Journal of Botany|volume=91|pages=1126–1139|doi= 10.3732/ajb.91.7.1126
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/lythrace.htm Lythraceae] in L.Watson and M.J.Dallwitz (1992 onwards). [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants:] descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.