Zygophyllaceae

 ( Rosid Families ) 

Zygophyllaceae is a family of that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera.

Plants in the family Zygophyllaceae may be trees, shrubs, or herbs. They are often found in dry habitats. The leaves are usually opposite, often with stipules and spines. Some are cultivated as ornamental plants, such as species of the Guaiacum, Zygophyllum, Tribulus, and Larrea genera. Zygophyllaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. King Clone, a creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) in California, is among the world's oldest living organisms.

The distribution of plants in the Zygophyllaceae family can be found worldwide in warm tropics and cool-temperate subtropics with a concentration in hot, arid regions with alkaline soils.

Regions with different species from this family include Africa, south Asia, India, Australia and parts of the United States.

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Genera Peganum was in Zygophyllaceae before being moved to the newly created family Nitrariaceae.

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Systematics In the APG III system of Plant taxonomy, the families Zygophyllaceae and compose the order Zygophyllales. In the previous version of their Systematics, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group had included the option of placing Krameria within Zygophyllaceae.

Zygophyllaceae are divided into five Taxonomic rank. Molecular phylogenies of the family were published in 2000 and 2018. Phylogeny of groups within the family, particularly the predominantly southern African species of Zygophylloideae have also been published.

Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:

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External links

• Family Zygophyllaceae Flowers in Israel
• Chilean Zygophyllaceae Chileflora

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