Commelinaceae
1752439
215004640
2008-05-26T08:08:37Z
Bioyilmaz
7183310
{{Taxobox
| name = Commelinaceae
| image = Tradescantia Spiderworts.jpg
| image_width = 230px
| image_caption = ''[[Tradescantia]]'' in flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Commelinales]]
| familia = '''Commelinaceae'''
| familia_authority = [[Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel|Mirb.]] (1804)
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = see text
}}
'''Commelinaceae''' is a [[botanical name]] for a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plants]], also known as the spiderwort family. The family has always been recognized by most taxonomists.
The [[APG II system]] of 2003 (unchanged from the [[APG system]] of 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order [[Commelinales]] in the clade [[commelinids]] in the [[monocots]]. The family counts several hundred species of herbaceous plants. Many are cultivated as ornamentals. The stems of these plants are generally well-developed, and often swollen at the nodes. Flowers are often short-lived, lasting for a day or less.
==Genera==
The family is divided in two subfamilies, 40 genera and 652 species (as of August 2005):
* Commelinoideae: 38 genera and 640 species:
** ''[[Aetheolirion]]''
** ''[[Amischotolpe]]''
** ''[[Aneilema]]'': 65 species
** ''[[Anthericopsis]]''
** ''[[Belosynapsis]]''
** ''[[Buforrestia]]''
** ''[[Callisia]]''
** ''[[Cochliostema]]''
** ''[[Coleotrype]]''
** ''[[Commelina]]'': 170 species
** ''[[Cyanotis]]'': 50 species
***''[[Cyanotis somalensis]]'', in eastern Africa
** ''[[Dichorisandra]]''
** ''[[Dictyospermum]]''
** ''[[Elasis]]''
** ''[[Floscopa]]''
** ''[[Geogenanthus]]''
** ''[[Gibasis]]'' (Gibasis geniculata - Tahitian Bridal Veil)
** ''[[Gibasoides]]''
** ''[[Matudanthus]]''
** ''[[Murdannia]]'': 50 species
** ''[[Palisota]]''
** ''[[Plowmanianthus]]''
** ''[[Pollia]]''
** ''[[Polyspatha]]''
** ''[[Pseudoparis]]''
** ''[[Rhopalephora]]''
** ''[[Sauvallea]]''
** ''[[Siderasis]]''
** ''[[Spatholirion]]''
** ''[[Stanfieldiella]]''
** ''[[Streptolirion]]''
** ''[[Thyrsanthemum]]''
** ''[[Tinantia]]''
** ''[[Tradescantia]]'': 70 species. Includes the species formerly classified in the genera ''Campelia'', ''Cymbispatha'', ''Mandonia'', ''Neomandonia'', ''Neotreleasea'', ''Rhoeo'', ''Separotheca'', ''Setcreasea'', ''Treleasea'' and ''Zebrina''.
** ''[[Tricarpelema]]''
** ''[[Tripogandra]]''
** ''[[Weldenia]]''
* Cartonematoideae: two genera and 12 species.
** ''[[Cartonema]]''
** ''[[Triceratella]]'', in [[Zimbabwe]].
{{commonscat|Commelinaceae}}
==External links==
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/commelin.htm Commelinaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). ''[http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants]: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.'' Version: 9th March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=4740&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Commelinaceae links at CSDL]
[[Category:Commelinales| Commelinaceae]]
[[Category:Plant families]]
[[cs:Křížatkovité]]
[[de:Commelinagewächse]]
[[es:Commelinaceae]]
[[fr:Commelinaceae]]
[[it:Commelinaceae]]
[[he:קומליניים]]
[[ka:კომელინასებრნი]]
[[lt:Komelininiai]]
[[nl:Commelinaceae]]
[[ja:ツユクサ科]]
[[no:Dagblomstfamilien]]
[[pt:Commelinaceae]]
[[sr:Commelinaceae]]
[[tr:Commelinaceae]]
[[zh:鸭跖草科]]