664.52.00 DiapensiaceaeEnglish: Pincushion family.
Botany: 5 genera; 12 species; temperate to arctic, tundra.
Genera: Berneuxia, Diapensia, Galax, Pyxidanthera, Shortia, Schizocodon, Diplarche.
TaxonomyIn the Cronquist classifications
Diapensiaceae was treated in its own order Diapensiales. In the
Apg3 classification Diapensiaceae is placed in
Ericales.
In the plant theory
Diapensiaceae is placed in
Ericidae, in the Order
Styracales, in
Phase 5.
Diapensiaceae is tentatively placed in
Subphase 2.