The Taxonomic Position of the Genera Telephium and Corrigiola

Summary Corrigiola and Telephium resemble each other in many features, particularly in leaf arrangement and stipule form. Both have been most frequently included in the Caryophyllaceae, but are anomalous in features of leaf, stipule and fruit. The anomalies are least when both genera are included in the Molluginaceae. Nevertheless discrepancies and omissions in existing generic treatments of this complex of families indicate the need for an overall generic revision of the anthocyanin‐producing centrosperms.