Violaceae
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Violaceae (alternatively Alsodeiaceae J.G.Agardh, Leoniaceae DC. and Retrosepalaceae Dulac) is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.
Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales. However, newer classifications such as that of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group locate it in the Malpighiales.
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[edit] Taxonomy
Three subfamilies are recognized: the Violoideae, the Leonioideae and the Fusispermoideae.[citation needed]
[edit] Subfamily Fusispermoideae
- Fusispermum Cuatrec.
[edit] Subfamily Leonioideae
- Leonia Ruiz & Pav.
[edit] Subfamily Violoideae
[edit] Tribe Rinoreeae
[edit] Subtribe Hymenantherinae
- Hymenanthera R.Br.
- Melicytus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
[edit] Subtribe Isodendriinae
- Isodendrion A.Gray
[edit] Subtribe Paypayrolinae
[edit] Subtribe Rinoreinae
- Allexis Pierre
- Decorsella A.Chev. (including Gymnorinorea Keay)
- Gloeospermum Triana & Planch.
- Rinorea Aubl. (including Alsodeia Thouars, Phyllanoa Croizat, Scyphellandra Thwaites)
- Rinoreocarpus Ducke
[edit] Tribe Violeae
- Agatea A.Gray (included Agation Brongn.)
- Anchietea A.St.-Hil.
- Corynostylis Mart.
- Hybanthopsis Paula-Souza
- Hybanthus Jacq. (included Acentra Phil., Clelandia J.M.Black, Cubelium Raf. ex Britton & A.Br., Ionidium Vent., Pigea DC.)
- Mayanaea Lundell
- Noisettia Kunth
- Orthion Standl. & Steyerm.
- Schweiggeria Spreng.
- Viola L. (including Erpetion Sweet, Mnemion Spach
