Talk:Oceanopapaveraceae

I question whether there should be an entry for this "family" in the first place. As far as I can determine it has never been validly published, and now that the genus has been synonymized under Corchorus, it is extremely unlikely that such a family name will ever be published. (It's unfortunate that the family name has appeared in various places on the web, but please note that that does not constitute valid publication.) MrDarwin 14:46, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, MrDarwin, you are right, this family is not present in this list . Berton 14:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The only recently published reference I can find that makes reference to "Oceanopapaveraceae" is Whitlock et al. 2003, and they are extremely sloppy in saying "Families that have been suggested for Oceanopapaver are a diverse and disparate group, including Capparaceae, Cistaceae, Papaveraceae, Tiliaceae, and its own family, Oceanopapaveraceae" without ever saying who suggested such a family name, or giving any author or other citation. The family has not been mentioned by APG, by Cronquist, by Taktajhan, Thorne, or in any other published systems. It is named and described by Watson & Dallwitz, but they do not give an author or citation other than "auct." (which immediately raises a red flag), and their online descriptions do not count as valid publication. MrDarwin 15:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I've made this page into a redirect to Oceanopapaver and moved most of the information there, with another reference at Corchorus. MrDarwin 19:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)