Family Caryophyllaceae de Jussieu 1789
Magnoliopsida - Caryophyllales
PaleoDB taxon number: 53554
Synonym: Alsinaceae (taxon 404954)
Parent taxon: Caryophyllales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Achatocarpaceae, Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Basellaceae, Cactaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Didiereaceae, Halophytaceae, Hantsia, Hectorellaceae, Lymingtonia, Molluginaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Phenanthera, Phytolaccaceae, Portulacaceae, Stegnospermataceae
Subtaxa: Alsinites, Caryophylloflora, Stellaria