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222.0000 Family Lythraceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175 (1805), nom. cons.
28 genera, ca. 650 spp. Phylogeny: Maurin et al. (2021), Inglis et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 679; hybrids: 8
= Ammanniaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 86 (1834)
= Blattiaceae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 1): 156 (1892)
= Duabangaceae Takht.; Florist. Regions World 332 (1986)
= Lagerstroemiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Lawsoniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Punicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2(94): 378 (1825), nom. cons.
= Sonneratiaceae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 261 (1897), nom. cons.
= Trapaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 36, 39 (1829), nom. cons.
222.1009 Genus Trapa L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 120 (1753)
Distribution: depending on species concept, trop., subtrop., and temp. regions of the Old World, except Australia. Excessive splitting led to very complicated taxonomy and unnecessary names
Species listed in database: 2

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