| Rumicastrum | |
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| Rumicastrum balonense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Rumicastrum Ulbr. (1934) |
| Type species | |
| Rumicastrum chamaecladum (Diels) Ulbr.[2]
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| Species[1] | |
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66; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Parakeelya Hershk. (1998 publ. 1999) | |
Rumicastrum is a genus of plants in the family Montiaceae. It includes 66 species native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.[1] These species were formerly classed in genus Calandrinia, which was discovered to be paraphyletic.[3]
- ^ a b c Rumicastrum Ulbr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Rumicastrum Ulbr. Australian Plant Names Index. Accessed 17 November 2023.
- ^ Hershkovitz, M.A. (2020). "Rumicastrum Ulbrich (Montiaceae): a beautiful name for the Australian calandrinias". Phytologia. 102: 116–123.