Simmondsiaceae

Simmondsiaceae or the jojoba family is a family of flowering plants. The family is not recognized by all taxonomic systems, the single species, Simmondsia chinensis, often being treated as belonging to family Buxaceae.

The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), does recognize this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. It consist of a single species only, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), of North American shrubs.

The Cronquist system, 1981, had also recognized this family and placed it in order Euphorbiales.

References

External links

• Euphorbiales : an overview of the history

1. Jojoba
2. Caryophyllales
3. Buxaceae
4. List of flora of Utah
5. Boreal Kingdom
6. Nearctic realm
7. Orchid
8. Arecaceae
9. Euphorbiales
10. Poaceae
11. Nymphaeaceae
12. Brassicaceae
13. Fabaceae
14. Asteraceae
15. Holly
16. Canna (plant)
17. Solanaceae
18. Lamiaceae
19. Peony
20. Cactus