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Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants. In Biological classification, family ( Latin The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group It includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.
The family is named after the type genus, Lythrum, the loosestrifes (e. Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife It is one of 32 genera of the family Lythraceae. g. Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife). Lythrum salicaria ( Purple-loosestrife) is a Flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia It now also includes the pomegranate, formerly classed in a separate family Punicaceae. The pomegranate ( Punica granatum) is a Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Tree growing to between five and eight metres tall Punica is a small genus of Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Trees Its better-known species is the Pomegranate The family also includes the widely cultivated crepe myrtle trees. Lagerstroemia (properly Crape-myrtle, sometimes spelled Crepe-myrtle) is a Genus of around 50 species of Deciduous and Evergreen
Genera
- Subfamily Lythroideae Juss. ex Arn. 1832 = 'Lythraceae sensu stricto', 28 genera:
- Adenaria
- Ammania
- Capuronia
- Crenea
- Cuphea
- Decodon
- Didiplis
- Diplusodon
- Galpinia
- Ginoria
- Haitia
- Heimia
- Hionanthera
- Koehneria
- Lafoensia
- Lagerstroemia
- Lawsonia
- Lourtella
- Lythrum
- Nesaea
- Pehria
- Pemphis
- Peplis
- Physocalymma
- Pleurophora
- Rotala
- Tetrataxis
- Woodfordia
- Subfamily Punicoideae (Horan. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ( April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French Botanist, notable as the first to propose George Arnott Walker-Arnott ( February 6, 1799 - June 17, 1868) was a Scottish Botanist. Sensu is a Latin term meaning "in the sense of"It is used in fields including biology geology and law in the phrases sensu stricto Ammannia (alternate spelling Ammania) is a Genus of about 25 to 30 Species of plants often referred to as redstems Cuphea is a genus of about 260 species of annual and perennial Flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. UserPolbot. --> Ginoria is a genus of Plant in family Lythraceae. Heimia redirects here For the Brachiopod genus see Heimia (brachiopod. UserPolbot. --> Lafoensia is a genus of Plant in family Lythraceae. Lagerstroemia (properly Crape-myrtle, sometimes spelled Crepe-myrtle) is a Genus of around 50 species of Deciduous and Evergreen Henna or Hina ( Lawsonia inermis, syn L alba) is a Flowering plant, the sole species in the genus Lawsonia Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife It is one of 32 genera of the family Lythraceae. Nesaea was one of the Nereids who gathered round Thetis in her sympathetic grief for Achilles ' loss of Patroclus. Rotala is an Alternative Investment Market listed company which owns a variety of UK transport operators UserPolbot. --> Tetrataxis is a genus of Plant in family Lythraceae. UserPolbot. --> Woodfordia is a genus of Bird in the Zosteropidae family 1834) S. A. Graham, Thorne & Reveal 1998 = 'Punicaceae'
- Subfamily Sonneratioideae (Engl. & Gilg 1924) S. Punica is a small genus of Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Trees Its better-known species is the Pomegranate Punica is a small genus of Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Trees Its better-known species is the Pomegranate Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1844 – 1930 was a German Botanist. A. Graham, Thorne & Reveal 1998
- Subfamily Duabangoideae (Takht. 1986) S. Sonneratia is a Genus of Plants in the family Lythraceae. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae Armen Leonovich Takhtajan or Takhtajian (Армен Леонович Тахтаджян surname also transliterated Takhtadjan or Takhtadzhian (born June 10, A. Graham, Thorne & Reveal 1998 = 'Duabangaceae'
- Subfamily Trapoideae Voigt 1845 = 'Trapaceae'
References
- Graham, S. Duabanga is a small Genus of lowland evergreen rainforest trees in southeast Asia comprising two or three species Voigt is a surname and may refer to Deborah Voigt, American opera singer Cynthia Voigt Edwin Edgar Voigt The water caltrop or water chestnut is either of two Species of the Genus Trapa -- Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis. The water caltrop or water chestnut is either of two Species of the Genus Trapa -- Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis. A. , Thorne & Reveal (May 1998). "Validation of subfamily names in Lythraceae". Taxon 47 (2): 435-436. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
- Little S. A. , Stockey R. A. , and Keating, R. C. (2004). "Duabanga-like leaves from the Middle Eocene Princeton chert and comparative leaf histology of Lythraceae sensu lato". American Journal of Botany 91: 1126-1139. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
- Lythraceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.
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