| Resedaceae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reseda lutea (Wild mignonette) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Resedaceae Martinov |
| Genera | |
See text | |
Resedaceae is a family of mostlyherbaceousdicotyledonous plants comprising 107 known species in 8 to 12 genera.[1]
11 genera are currently accepted:[2]
Romannatural philosopher Gaius Plinius Secundus orPliny the Elder, who lived in the first century, is attributed to have used the nameReseda for the first time in writing. But he must have used it for another plant, because the medical effect of healing swellings and inflammations that he described, could not be reproduced fromReseda by later researcher. The British botanistSamuel Frederick Gray erected the family Resedaceae in 1821, based on the type genusReseda as validly described byCarl Linnaeus.[3]
Recent molecular studies suggest thatOligomeris,Randonia andOchradenus all arose from within the ranks ofReseda. This would imply that only three genera should be recognized, although as yet no nomenclatural changes have been made.[4]
The family includesannuals,biennials andperennials and is distributed intemperate tosub-tropical regions ofEurope, westernAsia, theMiddle East,East Asia,North America,Mesoamerica, theCaribbean andSouth Africa.
Resedaceae were placed under theCronquist system in the orderCapparales. TheAPG II system places it in the orderBrassicales. InAPG IV (2016)[5] it was expanded to include the generaBorthwickia (formerlyBorthwickiaceae),Neothorelia,Stixis, andTirania (formerlyStixidaceae) andForchhammeria (formerly inCapparaceae)
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