Berberidaceae

Berberidaceae
	Berries of sacred bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae; Juss.

Berberidaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the barberry family. The family has 18 genera and 700 species. Most species are classified in the barberry genus, Berberis. The family Berberidaceae is classified within the order Ranunculales. The species include trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.

Classification

The family Berberidaceae is currently classified within the order Ranunculales, therefore closely related to the families that include buttercups and poppies. The family includes several genera, including Berberis and Nandina, common ornamental plants.

References

↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Byng, James W. (2016-05-20). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
↑ "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. 2016-03-24. doi:10.1111/boj.12385. ISSN 0024-4074.

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[1] Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Byng, James W. (2016-05-20). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.

[2] "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. 2016-03-24. doi:10.1111/boj.12385. ISSN 0024-4074.