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Francoaceae

{{Short description|Family of flowering plants}}

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|image = Francoa sonchifolia form.jpg

|image_caption = Francoa sonchifolia

|taxon = Francoaceae

|authority = A.Juss.

|subdivision_ranks = Genera

|subdivision = See text

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The Francoaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Geraniales, including the genera Francoa, commonly known as bridal wreaths. The Francoaceae are recognized as a family under various classification schemes. Under the 2009 APG III system the Francoaceae were included within the Melianthaceae. In the 2016 APG IV system the Francoaceae are again recognized as a family, with Melianthaceae included in the circumscription of Francoaceae.

Genera

{{As of|2025|May}}, Plants of the World Online included the following genera in Francoaceae:{{Cite POWO|title=Francoaceae A.Juss..|id=77157387-1|access-date=2025-05-01|mode=cs1}}

Formerly included genera:

  • Tetilla DC. – now in Saxifragaceae{{Cite POWO|title=Tetilla DC..|id=37175-1|access-date=2024-01-19|mode=cs1}}

References

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{{Citation |last=Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |year=2009 |title=An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=105–121 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x |doi-access=free |hdl=10654/18083 |hdl-access=free }}

{{Cite journal|author=Angiosperm Phylogeny Group|year=2016|title=An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV|journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=181|issue=1|pages=1–20|issn=0024-4074|doi=10.1111/boj.12385|doi-access=free}}

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{{Angiosperm families}}

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Category:Rosid families

Category:Flora of Chile

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