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243.0000 Family Rosaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 334 (1789), nom. cons.
97-110 genera, ca. 7.500 spp., of them about 4.000 microspecies in Rubus, Alchemilla and Sorbus
Species listed in database: 7683; hybrids: 495
= Agrimoniaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 574 (1822)
= Alchemillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 17 (1820)
= Amygdalaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 49 (1820), nom. cons.
= Cercocarpaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 287 (1858)
= Chamaemoraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 349, 980 (1870)
= Coleogynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 171 (1858)
= Cydoniaceae Schnizl.; Anal. Nat. Ordn. Gew. 14 (1856)
= Dryadaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 577 (1822)
= Fragariaceae Nestl.; Monogr. Potentilla [Nestler] 14 (1816)
= Lindleyaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 166 (1858)
= Malaceae Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 529 (1903), nom. cons.
= Mespilaceae Schultz Sch.; Nat. Syst. Pflanzenr. 509 (1832)
= Neilliaceae Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 390 (1855)
= Potentillaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 231 (1820)
= Poteriaceae Raf.; Anal. Nat. 173 (1815)
= Prunaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 511 (1820)
= Pyraceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 268, 286 (1818)
= Rhodotypaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 172 (1858)
= Sanguisorbaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 231 (1820)
= Sorbaceae Brenner; Florist. Handb. 94 (1886)
= Spiraeaceae Bertuch; Taf. Allg. Naturgesch. Gewächs-Reich: Enum. 10, Syn. Tab. 3 (1801)
= Tormentillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 636 (1820)
= Ulmariaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 588 (1822)
243.2611 Genus Potentilla L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 495 (1753)
Distribution: cosmopolitan, chiefly temp. and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere (98 in North America); a few species in montane tropical areas, Tasmania, New Zealand. Genus circumscription see Eriksson et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 520; hybrids: 82
= Bootia Bigelow; Fl. Boston., ed. 2: 206 (1824)
= Callionia Greene; Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 238 (1906)
= Chamaephyton Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 371 (1868)
= Chionice Bunge ex Ledeb.; Fl. Ross. [Ledebour] 2: 33 (1843)
= Coelas Dulac; Fl. Hautes-Pyrénees 303 (1867)
= Comarella Rydb.; Mem. Dept. Bot. Columbia Coll. 2: 156 (1896)
= Dactylophyllum Spenn.; Fl. Friburg. 3: 1084 (1829) p. p.
= Dryadanthe Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 1242 (1840)
= Duchesnea Sm.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 372 (1811)
= Dynamidium Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 371 (1868)
= Fraga Lapeyr.; Hist. Pl. Pyrénées 287 (1813)
= Fragariastrum Heist. ex Fabr.; Enum. [Fabricius] 64 (1759)
= Horkelia Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 26 (1827)
= Horkeliella (Rydb.) Rydb.; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 22: 282 (1908)
= Hypargyrium Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 371 (1868)
= Ivesia Torr. & A.Gray; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 6(3, Nos. 1-2), Bot. [Williamson & Abbot]: 72 (1857)
= Lehmannia Tratt.; Ros. Monogr. 4: 144 (1824)
= Pancovia Heist. ex Fabr.; Enum. [Fabricius] 64 (1759), non Willd.
= Pentaphyllum Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 349 (1788)
= Pentaphyllum Hill; Brit. Herb. [Hill] 5 (1756)
= Potentillopsis Opiz; Lotos 7: 30 (1857)
= Purpusia Brandegee; Bot. Gaz. 27: 446 (1899)
= Quinquefolium Ség.; Pl. Veron. 3: 217 (1754), nom. superfl.
= Quinquefolium Tourn. ex Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 295 (1763)
= Sibbaldia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 284 (1753)
= Stellariopsis (Baill.) Rydb.; Mem. Dept. Bot. Columbia Coll. 2 [Monogr. N. Amer. Potent.]: 155 (1898)
= Tormentilla Tourn. ex L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 500 (1753)
= Trichothalamus Spreng.; Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2, 2: 864 (1818)
= Tridophyllum Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 93 (1790)

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