English: Pipewort family; Pipeworts.
Clades:
Commelinales;
Liliidae;
Lilianae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
IntroductionIn the
Apg classification Eriocaulaceae is a
Family in
Poales.
In the
Plant theory Eriocaulaceae in
Commelinales,
Subphase 2.
This is in accordance with older classifications like the Cronquist and the Wettstein classifications. Combined with
Eriocaulaceae are the smaller and closely related Families
Mayacaceae and
Xyridaceae.
GeneraEriocaulaceae: Actinocephalus, Comanthera, Eriocaulon, Lachnocaulon, Leiothrix, Mesanthemum, Paepalanthus, Rondonanthus, Syngonanthus, Tonina
Mayacaeae: Mayaca.
Xyridaceae: Abolboda, Achlyphila, Aratitiyopea, Orectanthe, Xyris.