Lacistemataceae
| Lacistemataceae | |
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| Lacistema pubescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Lacistemataceae Mart.[1] |
| Genera | |
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2, see text | |
Lacistemataceae is a family of flowering plants. They are native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.[2]
These are shrubs and small trees. They have alternately arranged leaves and mostly hermaphroditic flowers. Inflorescences are axillary and are arranged in either in catkins or in raceme or panicle arrays. Some species have sepals. There is one stamen, one style, and two stigmas. The fruit is a capsule containing one oily seed.[2]
There are 2 genera:[3]
References
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- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- 1 2 Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M. J. 1992 onwards. Lacistemataceae. The Families of Flowering Plants. Version: 16th February 2016.
- ↑ Lacistemataceae. Neotropikey. Kew Gardens.
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