Caryophyllaceae
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Caryophyllus (“former genus name, now mostly in Dianthus”) + -aceae
Proper noun[edit]
Caryophyllaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – very many herbs and shrubs including the pinks, carnations and campions.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order
Hyponyms[edit]
- (family): Alsineae (in Alsinoideae); Caryophylleae, Sileneae, (in Caryophylloideae); Corrigioleae, Paronychieae, Polycarpeae (in Paronychioideae); Arenarieae, Eremogoneae, Sagineae, Sclerantheae, Sperguleae (unassigned to subfamily) - tribes
- Acanthophyllum, Achyronychia, Agrostemma, Allochrusa, Alsinidendron, Ankyropetalum, Anychia, Arenaria, Bolanthus, Brachystemma, Brewerina, Bufonia, Cardionema, Cerastium, Cerdia, Chaetonychia, Colobanthus, Cometes, Cucubalus, Cyathophylla, Dianthus, Diaphanoptera, Dicheranthus, Drymaria (Tropical chickweed), Drypis, Geocarpon, Gymnocarpos, Gypsophila, Habrosia, Haya, Herniaria, Holosteum, Honckenya, Illecebrum, Kabulia, Krauseola, Lepyrodiclis, Lochia, Loeflingia, Lychnis, Mesostemma, Microphyes, Minuartia, Moehringia, Moenchia, Myosoton, Ochotonophila, Ortegia, Paronychia, Pentastemonodiscus, Petrocoptis, Petrorhagia, Philippiella, Phrynella, Pinosia, Pirinia, Pleioneura, Plettkea, Pollichia, Polycarpaea, Polycarpon, Polytepalum, Pseudostellaria, Pteranthus, Pycnophyllopsis, Pycnophyllum, Robbairea, Sagina, Sanctambrosia, Saponaria, Schiedea, Scleranthopsis, Scleranthus, Sclerocephalus, Scopulophila, Silene, Siphonychia, Spergula, Spergularia, Sphaerocoma, Stellaria, Stipulicida, Telephium, Thurya, Thylacospermum, Uebelinia, Vaccaria, Velezia, Viscaria, Wilhelmsia, Xerotia - genera
References[edit]
Caryophyllaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Caryophyllaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Caryophyllaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Caryophyllaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Caryophyllaceae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Caryophyllaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Caryophyllaceae at APWeb
- Caryophyllaceae at Paleobiology Database
