Families
edit| Family | Associated meaning, derivation or person | POWO data | Desc and uses | Order | Type genus images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alseuosmiaceae (toropapa family)[1] | Alseuosmia, from Greek for "grove fragrance"[2][3] | 4 genera, in New Zealand, Australia and Melanesia[4][5] | Shrubs growing in soil or on other plants[1] | Asterales | |
| Apiaceae (carrot family)[6] | Apium, from a Latin plant name[7][8][9] | 446 genera, worldwide[10][11] | Herbaceous plants and shrubs, with a few trees. The family includes carrot, celery, parsley, dill and fennel.[6][12] | Apiales | |
| Aquifoliaceae (holly family)[13] | Ilex. Aquifolium, an earlier synonym, is from a Latin plant name.[13][14] | 1 genus, worldwide[15] | Unisexual shrubs and trees. Various species of the single genus are grown as winter ornamentals or brewed to make teas.[13][16] | Aquifoliales | |
| Araliaceae (ivy family)[17] | Aralia, from a French-Canadian plant name[18][19][20] | 46 genera, worldwide[21] | Vines, herbaceous perennials, shrubs and trees[12][17] | Apiales | |
| Argophyllaceae (silverleaf family)[22] | Argophyllum, from Greek for "silver leaves"[22][23] | 2 genera, in Oceania[24] | Hairy shrubs and small trees[22] | Asterales | —
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| Asteraceae (daisy family)[25] | Aster, from Latin for "star"[26][27][28] | 1701 genera, worldwide[4][29] | Shrubs, dwarf shrubs, trees and vines, with some species that grow in water or on other plants. This very diverse family includes lettuce, artichokes, Stevia, sunflowers and tarragon, and ornamentals such as daisies, marigolds, chrysanthemums and many species called asters.[12][25] | Asterales | |
| Bruniaceae (buttonbush family)[30] | Brunia, for Alexander Brown (fl. 1692–1698), an English doctor and plant collector[31][32] | 6 genera, in South Africa[33] | Ericoid (heather-like) shrubs, with a few trees. Berzelia and Brunia are grown and bred as ornamentals.[30] | Bruniales | |
| Calyceraceae (balsamleaf family)[34] | Calycera, from Greek for "calyx horn"[34][35] | 8 genera, in South America[4][36] | Herbaceous perennials and a few annuals, frequently with leaves all attached to the base[12][34] | Asterales | |
| Campanulaceae (bellflower family)[37] | Campanula, from Latin for "little bell" (the flowers)[38][39][40] | 94 genera, worldwide[4][41] | Shrubs, short trees, vines and herbaceous plants, with a few species that grow in water or on other plants. Many genera, including Campanula and Lobelia, are grown as ornamentals.[12][37] | Asterales | |
| Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)[42] | Lonicera. Caprifolium, an earlier synonym, is from Latin for "goat leaves".[42][43][44] | 33 genera, mainly in the non-tropical Northern Hemisphere[45][46] | Vines, herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees. Honeysuckle is grown as an ornamental and for its scent.[42][47] | Dipsacales | |
| Cardiopteridaceae (churnwood family)[48] | Cardiopteris, from Greek for "heart wing" or "fern" (the fruit)[49][50] | 5 genera, scattered worldwide[51] | Hairy evergreen shrubs and trees[48][52] | Aquifoliales | —
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| Columelliaceae (Andean-holly family)[53] | Columellia, for Columella (1st century)[54][55] | 2 genera, in Costa Rica and western South America[56] | Evergreen shrubs and trees[12][53] | Bruniales | —
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| Escalloniaceae (currybush family)[57] | Escallonia, for Antonio José Escallón y Flórez (1739–1819), a Spanish official and plant-hunter in South America[57][58] | 8 genera, mainly in the Southern Hemisphere[59][60] | Evergreen shrubs and trees, with a few herbaceous annuals. Escallonia rubra is grown as an ornamental and hedge plant.[47][57] | Escalloniales | |
| Goodeniaceae (fanflower family)[61] | Goodenia, for Samuel Goodenough (1743–1827)[61][62] | 7 genera, mostly in Australia[4][63] | Herbaceous plants and shrubs, with a few viny shrubs. Scaevola aemula is grown in flower beds and pots.[47][61] | Asterales | |
| Griseliniaceae (kapuka family)[64] | Griselinia, for Francesco Griselini (1717–1783), an Italian botanist[64] | 1 genus, in New Zealand and South America[65] | Unisexual shrubs, trees and vines, growing in soil and on other plants[12][64] | Apiales | |
| Helwingiaceae (flowering-rafts family)[66] | Helwingia, for Georg Andreas Helwing (1666–1748)[66] | 1 genus, in South Asia and East Asia[67] | Unisexual shrubs, with a few small trees[66] | Aquifoliales | |
| Menyanthaceae (bogbean family)[68] | Menyanthes, from a Greek plant name for "small flowers" or "moon flowers"[69][70][71] | 6 genera, almost worldwide[4][72] | Herbaceous plants, mostly aquatic[16][68] | Asterales | —
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| Myodocarpaceae (mousefruit family)[73] | Myodocarpus, from Greek for "mouse (-eared) fruit"[73][74] | 2 genera, in Maritime Southeast Asia and Melanesia[75] | Shrubs and trees[52][73] | Apiales | —
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| Paracryphiaceae (possumwood family)[76] | Paracryphia, from Greek for "almost hidden"[77][78] | 3 genera, in Maritime Southeast Asia and Oceania[79] | Trees and shrubs with leathery leaves[52][76] | Paracryphiales | —
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| Pennantiaceae (kaikomako family)[80] | Pennantia, for Thomas Pennant (1726–1798)[81] | 1 genus, in Australia and New Zealand[82] | Shrubs and trees, some buttressed, with unisexual flowers, along with a few vines[80] | Apiales | |
| Pentaphragmataceae (scorpion's tail family)[83] | Pentaphragma, from Greek for "five fences" (around the ovaries)[84] | 1 genus, in China and Southeast Asia[4][85] | Herbaceous, slightly succulent perennials[83] | Asterales | |
| Phellinaceae (corkfruit family)[86] | Phelline, from Greek for "corky" (the fruits and seeds)[87] | 1 genus, in New Caledonia[4][88] | Shade-loving unisexual evergreen shrubs and trees[86] | Asterales | —
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| Phyllonomaceae (flowering-leaf family)[89] | Phyllonoma, from Greek for "leaf meadow" (the flowers sprouting from the leaves)[90] | 1 genus, in Central and South America and in Mexico[91] | Smooth shrubs and trees[12][89] | Aquifoliales | —
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| Pittosporaceae (cheesewood family)[92] | Pittosporum, from Greek for "tar seeds"[93][94][95] | 9 genera, in Oceania and tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia[10][96] | Shrubs, trees and vines, many with volatile oils[47][92] | Apiales | |
| Rousseaceae (putaweta family)[97] | Roussea, for Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), an Enlightenment philosopher[98][99] | 4 genera, in Oceania and Mauritius[4][100] | Evergreen shrubs and trees, with a few climbers[97] | Asterales | —
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| Stemonuraceae (buff-beech family)[101] | Stemonurus, from Greek for "stamen tail"[101][102] | 12 genera, mainly in the African and Asian tropics[103][104] | Unisexual evergreen shrubs and trees[12][101] | Aquifoliales | —
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| Stylidiaceae (triggerplant family)[105] | Stylidium, from Greek for "little pillar" (the column formed by the style and stamens)[106][107] | 6 genera, in China, the Asian tropics and the Southern Hemisphere[4][108] | Herbaceous plants, with a few species that are woody at the base. Some species are carnivorous.[105] | Asterales | |
| Torricelliaceae (ivy-palm family)[109] | Torricellia, for Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), a physicist and mathematician[110][111] | 3 genera, in Asia and Madagascar[112] | Shrubs and trees with effectively unisexual flowers[109] | Apiales | —
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| Viburnaceae (elder family)[113] | Viburnum, from a Latin plant name (previously Adoxaceae)[114][115][116][117] | 3 genera, scattered worldwide[116] | Shrubs, some arborescent, and herbaceous perennials. Viburnum and Sambucus are grown as ornamentals.[52][113] | Dipsacales |
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Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 596–597.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 39.
- ^ IPNI, Alseuosmiaceae, Type.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kadereit 2007, p. 4.
- ^ POWO, Alseuosmiaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 632–637.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 47.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 47.
- ^ IPNI, Apiaceae, Type.
- ^ a b Kadereit & Bittrich 2019, p. 4.
- ^ POWO, Apiaceae.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i POWO, Neotropikey.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 588–589.
- ^ POWO, Aquifolium.
- ^ POWO, Aquifoliaceae.
- ^ a b POWO, Flora of Zambesiaca.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 629–631.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 49.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 48.
- ^ IPNI, Araliaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Araliaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 597–598.
- ^ USDA, Argophyllaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Argophyllaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 601–615.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 54.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 55.
- ^ IPNI, Asteraceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Asteraceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 617–618.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2000, p. 364.
- ^ IPNI, Bruniaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Bruniaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 600–601.
- ^ IPNI, Calyceraceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Calyceraceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 591–594.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 79.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 78.
- ^ IPNI, Campanulaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Campanulaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 621–625.
- ^ POWO, Caprifolium.
- ^ USDA, Caprifoliaceae, Type.
- ^ Kadereit & Bittrich 2016, p. 9.
- ^ POWO, Caprifoliaceae.
- ^ a b c d POWO, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 586.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2000, p. 435.
- ^ IPNI, Cardiopteridaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Cardiopteridaceae.
- ^ a b c d POWO, Trees of New Guinea.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 616–617.
- ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. C-53.
- ^ IPNI, Columelliaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Columelliaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 615–616.
- ^ IPNI, Escalloniaceae, Type.
- ^ Kadereit & Bittrich 2016, p. 8.
- ^ POWO, Escalloniaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 599–600.
- ^ IPNI, Goodeniaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Goodeniaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 627–628.
- ^ POWO, Griseliniaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 587–588.
- ^ POWO, Helwingiaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 598–599.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 205.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 206.
- ^ IPNI, Menyanthaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Menyanthaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 631.
- ^ USDA, Myodocarpaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Myodocarpaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 618.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2019, p. 1951.
- ^ USDA, Paracryphiaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Paracryphiaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 625.
- ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. P-22.
- ^ POWO, Pennantiaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 594.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2019, p. 2001.
- ^ POWO, Pentaphragmataceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 597.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2019, p. 2037.
- ^ POWO, Phellinaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 586–587.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2019, p. 2057.
- ^ POWO, Phyllonomaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 628–629.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 242.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 237.
- ^ IPNI, Pittosporaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Pittosporaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 589–591.
- ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. R-50.
- ^ IPNI, Rousseaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Rousseaceae.
- ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 585–586.
- ^ IPNI, Stemonuraceae, Type.
- ^ Kadereit & Bittrich 2016, p. 7.
- ^ POWO, Stemonuraceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 594–596.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 286.
- ^ IPNI, Stylidiaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Stylidiaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 627.
- ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. T-30.
- ^ USDA, Torricelliaceae, Type.
- ^ POWO, Torricelliaceae.
- ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 619–621.
- ^ Stearn 2002, p. 307.
- ^ Coombes 2012, p. 301.
- ^ a b POWO, Viburnaceae.
- ^ USDA, Viburnaceae, Type.
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