| Cleomaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Polanisia erosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Cleomaceae Bercht. & J.Presl[1] |
| Genera[2] | |
The Cleomaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, comprising about 220 species in two genera, Cleome and Cleomella.[2] These genera were previously included in the family Capparaceae, but were raised to a distinct family when DNA evidence suggested the genera included in it are more closely related to the Brassicaceae than they are to the Capparaceae. The APG II system allows for Cleomaceae to be included in Brassicaceae.[3] Cleomaceae includes C3, C3–C4, and C4 photosynthesis species.[4]
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
- ^ a b Cleomaceae Airy Shaw. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards) Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Brassicales.
- ^ Parma, Daniele F.; Vaz, Marcelo G. M. V.; Falquetto, Priscilla; Silva, Jéssica C.; Clarindo, Wellington R.; Westhoff, Philipp; van Velzen, Robin; Schlüter, Urte; Araújo, Wagner L.; Schranz, M. Eric; Weber, Andreas P. M.; Nunes-Nesi, Adriano (2022). "New Insights Into the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis Offered by the Tarenaya Cluster of Cleomaceae". Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.756505. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 8803641. PMID 35116048.