Cabombaceae

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Cabombaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): angiosperms Order: Nymphaeales Family: Cabombaceae Rich. ex A.Rich. (1822)
genera
Brasenia Cabomba

Cabombaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. The family has been recognised by at least some taxonomists. The family consists of two genera of aquatic plants, (Brasenia and Cabomba), totalling half-a-dozen species.

The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), supports inclusion of the family as part of the other water lily family, Nymphaeaceae. However, APG II does allow 'Cabombaceae' as an optional segregate. In either case the family is accepted among the most basal lineages in the clade angiosperms. Many botanists now recognize both families as part of the order Nymphaeales together with Hydatellaceae.

External links

• Cabombaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3 May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
• Cabombaceae in the Flora of North America
• Cabomaceae in the Flora of China
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser

References

• Simpson, M.G. Plant Systematics. Elsevier Academic Press. 2006.