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Nyctaginaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19542

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Allioniaceae
 
    Bougainvilleaceae
 
    Mirabilidaceae
 
    Pisoniaceae
 
    Jalapaceae
 
  Common Name(s): four o'clocks [English]
  
    nyctaginacées [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyNyctaginaceae  – four o'clocks, nyctaginacées  
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAbronia Juss. – sand verbena 
                               GenusAcleisanthes A. Gray – trumpets 
                               GenusAllionia L. – windmills 
                               GenusAnulocaulis Standl. – ringstem 
                               GenusBoerhavia L. – spiderling 
                               GenusBougainvillea Comm. ex Juss.  
                               GenusCommicarpus Standley  
                               GenusCyphomeris Standl.  
                               GenusGuapira Aubl. – blolly 
                               GenusMirabilis L. – four-o'clock, four o'clock 
                               GenusNeea Ruiz & Pav. – saltwood 
                               GenusNyctaginia Choisy  
                               GenusOkenia Schltdl. & Cham.  
                               GenusPisonia L. – catchbirdtree 
                               GenusTripterocalyx (Torr.) Hook. – sandpuffs 
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: nyctaginacées[French]   
       
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Nyctaginaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Nyctaginaceae   
       
  Source: Nyctaginaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Nyctaginaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Nyctaginaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Nyctaginaceae   
       
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