Onagraceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 317. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

Flora of Iraq

  • J.Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot. ed. 2 (1836)
  • P.H. Raven (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 5, Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae. Ghazanfar, S. A., & Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). Kew Publishing

Neotropikey

  • Baum, D.A., Sytsma, K.J. & Hoch, P.C. (1994). The phylogeny of Epilobium (Onagraceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. Syst. Bot. 19: 363-388.
  • Berry, P.E. & Breedlove, D.E. (1996). New taxa of Fuchsia from Central America and Mexico. Novon 6:135-141.
  • Berry, P.E. & Hermsen, E. (1999). New taxa of Fuchsia (Onagraceae) from northern and central Peru. Novon 9: 479-482.
  • Berry, P.E. (1982). The systematics and evolution of Fuchsia sect. Fuchsia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 1-198.
  • Berry, P.E. (1985). The systematics of the apetalousFuchsia of South America, Fuchsia sect. Hemsleyella (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 72: 213-251.
  • Berry, P.E. (1989). A systematic revision of Fuchsia sect. Quelusia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 532-584.
  • Breedlove, D.E., Berry, P.E. & Raven, P.H. (1982). The Mexican and Central American species of Fuchsia (Onagraceae) except for sect. Encliandra. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 209-234.
  • Carlquist, S. & Raven, P.H. (1966). The systematics and anatomy of Gongylocarpus (Onagraceae). Amer. J. Bot. 53: 378-390.
  • Dietrich, W. & Wagner, W.L. (1988). Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Raimannia and subsection Nutantigemma (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 24: 1-91.
  • Dietrich, W. (1977) [(1978)]. The South American species of Oenothera sect. Oenothera (Raimannia, Renneria; Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 425-626.
  • Dietrich, W., Raven, P.H. & Wagner, W.L. (1985). Revision of Oenothera sect. Oenothera subsect. Emersonia (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. 10: 29-48.
  • Dietrich, W., Wagner, W.L. & Raven, P.H. (1997). Systematics of Oenothera sect. Oenothera subsect. Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50: 1-234.
  • Hoch, P.C., Crisci, J.V. & Tobe, H. (1993). A cladistic analysis of the genus Lopezia (Onagraceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 111: 103-116.
  • Ramamoorthy, T.P. & Zardini, E.M. (1987). The systematics and evolution of Ludwigia sect. Myrtocarpus sensu lato (Onagraceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 1-120.
  • Raven, P.H. (1969). A revision of the genus Camissonia (Onagraceae). Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 37: 161-396.
  • Solomon, J.C. (1982). The systematics and evolution of Epilobium (Onagraceae) in South America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 239-335.
  • Stevens, P.F. (2008). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, version 9. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/.
  • Wagner, W.L. (2004). Resolving a nomenclatural and taxonomic problem in Mexican Oenothera sect. Hartmannia (Tribe Onagreae, Onagraceae). Novon 14: 124-133.
  • Wagner, W.L. (2005). Systematics of Oenothera sections Contortae, Eremia, Pachylophus, and Ravenia (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. 30: 332-355.
  • Wagner, W.L., Hoch, P.C. & Raven, P.H. (2007). Revised classification of the Onagraceae. Syst. Bot. Monograph 83. 240 pp.
  • Zardini, E.M. & Raven, P.H. (1992). A new section of Ludwigia (Onagraceae) with a key to the sections of the genus. Syst. Bot. 17: 481-485.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Raven, P. H. (1988). Onagraceae as a model of plant evolution. In: L. D. Gottlieb & S. K. Jain (eds), Plant Evolutionary Biology: A symposium Honoring G. Ledyard Stebbins. pp. 85–107. Chapman & Hall, London.
  • Wagner, W. L., Hoch, P. C. & Raven, P. H. (2007). Revised classification of the Onagraceae. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83. The American Society of Plant Taxonomists.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Giulietti, A.M.; Conceiçao, A.A.; Nobre, P.; Atkinson, R.; Woodgyer, E.; Lima, R.; Roque, N.; Stannard, B.; Salimena-Pires, F.R. [2304] Brazil K002233746 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Guedes, M.L.; B.Stannard; Harley, R.; Woodgyer, E. [PCD2678] Brazil K002233747 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Roth, C. [1441] Bolivia K000295329 No
Badcock [509] Bolivia K002233751 Yes
Chandler, P. [2137] Uganda K002233740 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K. [747] Australia K002233737 Yes
[J.A. Greene] [s.n.] United States K002233741 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kaune, S.M. [601] United States K002233742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002233755 Yes
Ensermu, K. [2828] Ethiopia K002233739 Yes
Mendoza, M.; Dival, D. [862a] Bolivia K002233750 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8310] Cameroon K002233738 Yes
DeWolf, G.P. [163] Costa Rica K002233743 Yes
Mendoza, M.; Lawry, M.; Carr, J.; Tomlinson, R. [685-a] Bolivia K002233749 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Conceiçao, A.A.; Nobre, P.; Atkinson, R.; Woodgyer, E.; Lima, R.; Roque, N.; Stannard, B.; Salimena-Pires, F.R. [2304] Brazil K002233745 Yes
Jéremie, J. [110] Guadeloupe K002233744 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K. [766] Australia K002233736 Yes
Schinini, A.; Niklas, C.; Vodicka, M. [24316] Argentina K002233752 Yes
Bautista, H.P.; Hind, N.; Smith, S. [PCD3585] Brazil K002233748 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0