Overview
A taxonomic suborder.
Taxonomy
The Suborder Capparineae is a member of the Order Capparales. Here is the complete "parentage" of Capparineae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Dilleniidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Violanae
R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order: Capparales
J. Hutchinson, 1924
- Suborder: Capparineae
- Order: Capparales
J. Hutchinson, 1924
- Superorder: Violanae
R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1992
- Subclass: Dilleniidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Suborder Capparineae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Brassicaceae · Capparaceae · Koeberliniaceae · Pentadiplandraceae · Tovariaceae
Families
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants (Angiosperms), are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family. [more]
Capparaceae
Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the Caper family, is a family of plants in order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, it contains 33 genera and about 700 species. The largest genera are Capparis (about 150 species), Maerua (~100 species), Boscia (37 species) and Cadaba (30 species). [more]
Koeberliniaceae
Pentadiplandraceae
Tovariaceae
At least 43 species and subspecies belong to the Family Tovariaceae.
More info about the Family Tovariaceae may be found here.
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