Jaloinaceae

Jaloinaceae is a name that has appeared in some botanical literature as a proposed family of flowering plants. In contemporary taxonomic practice, the name is not recognized as a valid family by major authorities, and there is no universally accepted type genus or set of defining characteristics for Jaloinaceae.

Historical usage of the term is sparse and mainly confined to older classifications from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when botanists proposed new families based on limited morphological evidence. With the advent of molecular phylogenetics, many of these provisional groups were reevaluated, and Jaloinaceae was not retained in modern circumscription.

Because Jaloinaceae lacks a stable and widely accepted meaning, descriptions and boundaries have varied between sources. There is no consensus on which genera, if any, belong to the group, nor on its placement within a particular order or higher grouping. In current taxonomy, genera that were once associated with Jaloinaceae are typically accommodated within other, recognized families.

Notes for readers include the possibility of misspellings or misapplications of the name in older or non-specialist texts. When consulting sources, it is advisable to verify the spelling and cross-check with reliable, up-to-date taxonomic references.

See also: List of plant families; Taxonomy of flowering plants.