Portulacineae Explained

Portulacineae is a suborder of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales comprising the families Anacampserotaceae, Basellaceae, Cactaceae (cacti), Didiereaceae, Halophytaceae, Montiaceae, Portulacaceae, and Talinaceae. All three major kinds of succulent plant — stem succulents, leaf succulents, and caudiciform plants — are represented within this suborder.

References

• Variations on a theme: Repeated evolution of succulent life forms in the Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) . Reto . Nyffeler . Urs . Eggli . Matt . Ogburn . Erika . Edwards . Haseltonia . 14 . 26–36 . 2008 . 10.2985/1070-0048-14.1.26. 85776997 .
• News: Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data . Reto . Nyffeler . Urs . Eggli . . 2010 . 59 . 1 . 227–240 . 27757065.