3-544: See text Telephium are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or Caryophyllaceae , found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody at their bases. Together with Corrigiola they form the tribe Corrigioleae . The generic name is derived from a Greek word for a plant thought to be
6-842: A reassignment of several genera, such as the placement of Corrigiola and Telephium into Caryophyllaceae , Corbichonia in Lophiocarpaceae , Microtea into Microteaceae and Limeum in Limeaceae , because the family was found to be widely polyphyletic in Caryophyllales. In addition Macarthuria was found not to be related to Limeum as previously thought and thus it was placed in Macarthuriaceae , and similarly species formerly placed in Hypertelis , apart from type species Hypertelis spergulacea ,
9-533: A symbol of reciprocated love ("far-off-lover"). Currently accepted species include: Molluginaceae See text The Molluginaceae are a family of flowering plants recognized by several taxonomists. It was previously included in the larger family Aizoaceae . The APG III system of 2009 made no change in the status of the family as compared to the APG II system of 2003 and the APG system of 1998, apart from
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