Stixaceae is a family in the plant order
Brassicales. It is no longer recognised by most taxonomists. The three genera formerly included in Stixaceae — ''
Forchhammeria'', ''
Stixis'' and ''
Tirania'' — have sometimes been placed instead in the
Capparaceae, but it is now clear that they do not belong there. It is unknown where they do belong though, so currently they are unplaced at family rank. In the
APG IV system
The APG IV system of flowering plant classification is the fourth version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy for flowering plants (angiosperms) being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). It was publish ...
, the genera comprising Stixaceae are included in the family
Resedaceae.
References
Rosid families
Historically recognized angiosperm families
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