Classification of Centrospermae: 8 Families

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Centrospermae. According to Engler, Centrospermae consists of eight families:- 1. Chenopodiaceae 2. Amaranthaceae 3. Nyctaginaceae 4. Phytolaccaceae 5. Aizoaceae 6. Portulaccaceae 7. Basellaceae 8. Caryophyllaceae. Family # 1. Chenopodiaceae: Chenopodiaceae are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, very rarely trees, often with swollen nodes, glabrous or "mealy" (covered with small [...]