Acroglochin is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae.[1]
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| Botanical illustration of Acroglochin persicarioides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Acroglochin Schrad.[1] |
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Taxonomy edit
The genus Acroglochin was first established in 1822 by Heinrich Schrader.[2] Acroglochin was usually classified in subfamily Betoideae, because like all other Betoideae, the fruits are circumscissile capsules. But it proved to be phylogenetically isolated. The relationships are uncertain, it may probably be classified as a subfamily of its own.[3] Molecular research in 2016 provided some evidence for the inclusion in subfamily Corispermoideae.[4]
Species edit
As of April 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three species:[1]
- Acroglochin muliensis (Soong) G.L.Chu
- Acroglochin multiflora (Soong) G.L.Chu
- Acroglochin persicarioides (Poir.) Moq.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Acroglochin Schrad.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-04-08
- ^ Schrader, H.A. (1822), Mantissa in volumen primum systematis vegetabilium Caroli a Linné 1: 69, First description of Acroglochin
- ^ Kadereit, G., Hohmann, S. & Kadereit, J.W. (2006), "A synopsis of Chenopodiaceae subfam. Betoideae and notes on the taxonomy of Beta", Willdenowia 36, p. 9-19
- ^ Romeiras, M.M., Vieira, A., Silva, D.N., Moura, M., Santos-Guerra, A., Batista, D., Duarte, M.C., & Paulo, O.S. (2016), "Evolutionary and Biogeographic Insights on the Macaronesian Beta-Patellifolia Species (Amaranthaceae) from a Time-Scaled Molecular Phylogeny", PLoS One 11(3): e0152456, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152456
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