Portulacineae

Portulacineae
Basellaceae	Cactaceae
Didiereaceae	Portulacaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Suborder:	Portulacineae; Engl.
Families
	Basellaceae Raf. ; Cactaceae Juss. ; Didiereaceae Radlk. ; Portulacaceae Juss. ;

Portulacineae is a suborder of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales comprising the families Anacampserotaceae, Basellaceae, Cactaceae (cacti), Didiereaceae, Halophytaceae, Montiaceae, Portulacaceae, and Talinaceae. All three major kinds of succulent plant — stem succulents, leaf succulents, and caudiciform plants — are represented within this suborder.

References

Nyffeler, Reto; Eggli, Urs; Ogburn, Matt; Edwards, Erika (2008). "Variations on a theme: Repeated evolution of succulent life forms in the Portulacineae (Caryophyllales)". Haseltonia. 14. pp. 26–36. doi:10.2985/1070-0048-14.1.26.
Nyffeler, Reto; Eggli, Urs (2010). "Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data". Taxon. 59 (1). pp. 227–240. JSTOR 27757065.

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