To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list. Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs, and also including the sweet potato and a few other food tubers. The number in square braces after the family name denotes the number of plants in. Many are economically important as food or medicinal plants. The leaves are simple, alternate, lack stipules, and generally are distichously arranged in flat sprays. The flowers are actinomorphic, commonly small and greenish, and nearly always bisexual. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. The family is cosmopolitan, and includes about 250 species in 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies.
Oil glands of rutaceae, when vi ewed from the surface of plant parts they occupy, are usually pellucid. Family wide phylogenetic analyses are currently in progress. Members of the aquatic monocot family lemnaceae commonly called duckweeds represent the smallest and fastest growing flowering plants. Plants of the apocynaceae are often poisonous and are rich in alkaloids or glycosides, especially in the seeds and latex. Click on each group or family below for the pdf file. The flowering plant family lauraceae, the laurels, includes the true laurel and its closest. I will especially be looking for submissions with usages of the more obscure species of the solanaceae family, as the more familiar ones.
Unesco eolss sample chapters economic botany twentyfive economically important plant families b. The perianth scars on the summit of the epigynous zone of the fruit of this hawaiian endemic clearly reveals that it has an inferior ovary, making it one of the rare exceptions in the family. Shannons diversity and evenness of te families for each species in this study additional file 6, which. The plant family solanaceae is composed of at least 2,400 species of flowering plants. The genus belongs to the family of crassulaceae and is cultivated as ornamental house plant on rocks or in the garden kulka, 2006. Plants of the buckthorn family if you find a dicot shrub or small tree with visibly threeparted capsules or berries, then it is likely a member of the buckthorn family. Explaining the uneven distribution of species richness across the branches of the tree of life has been a major challenge for evolutionary biologists. Allergens and plants search enter a full or partial species name to find more information on one of over 1200 potentially allergenic plants. It contains 982 known species in five genera, of which the type genus, pandanus, is the most important, with species like pandanus amaryllifolius and karuka pandanus julianettii being important sources of food. Dec 11, 2014 i use the grin online query system to determine plant families. Annonaceae, the custard apple, or annona, family, the largest family of the magnolia order magnoliales with 129 genera and about 2,120 species.
Plants add organic matter to soil via fibrous roots. Family description according to the plant taxonomists, it has been estimated that a total of 2 to 3 million plant species exists on our planet. The plant list includes 2,892 scientific plant names of species rank for the family rhamnaceae. The following species and varieties are currently or recently were in the collections at boone county arboretum. Six plant families of economic importance david bogler. Editors introduction potatoes, tomatoes and a host of other important fruit crops all belong to the solanaceae plant family. In these areas people use different plants and plant parts for food, medicine, fodder, fuel, dye for festivals, rituals and various other functions. Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Plants in the tropical and warm temperate screwpine family pandanaceae are dioecious, perennial trees, shrubs, woody vines, or lianas with prop roots, linear or grasslike leaves with parallel venation and spinetoothed margins, unisexual flowers, and fleshy fruit in. The international plant genetic resources institute ipgri is an international research institute with a mandate to advance the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the wellbeing of present and future generations. Experiences and inspiration from all members of the family are encouraged, whichever may have spoken to you or has had a major influence. Middleton3 trees, shrubs, or vines, rarely subshrubs or herbs, with latex or rarely watery juice. It is commonly called air plant, canterbury bell, cathedral bell, life plant and resurrection plant. The solanaceae lesson seven insect pests of the solanaceae.
There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as alcea hollyhock, malva mallow and lavatera tree mallow, as well as tilia lime tree. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family sterculiaceae. Bennett encyclopedia of life support systemseolss the seed and is used to manufacture mats, brushes, twine and rope. Look carefully and try to understand how each type of mouth part is able to use the plant as food. Plant files begonia species begonia masoniana iron cross was a big surprise success outdoors as a. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page. Recent progress in understanding the phylogeny of the economically important plant family solanaceae makes this an ideal time to develop models for linking the new data on plant genomics with the huge diversity of naturally occurring species in the family. Called the nightshade family or the potato family, solanaceae has more than 90 genera and nearly 3,000 species distributed throughout the world. The below mentioned article provides an overview on familyapocynaceae.
Many species are valuable for their large pulpy fruits, some. Bug files polyphemus moth antheraea polyphemus sadly found it after it had expended all its energy. The family consists of trees, shrubs, and woody climbers found mainly in the tropics, although a few species extend into temperate regions. The leaves are simple, mostly alternate, and usually stipulate. Position and structure of leaves symmetry and number of. Over 3000 species belong to the family solanaceae, which is the third most important plant family, it comprises a number of economically important crops, such as tomato.
Phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes birgitta bremer1 and torsten eriksson bergius foundation, royal swedish academy of sciences and department of botany, stockholm university, se106 91 stockholm, sweden rubiaceae are one of the largest families of plants, with. The plant list includes a further 484 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the family rhamnaceae. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family lamiaceae. Among them, around two lakh species are angiosperms flowering plants, while others include gymnosperms, bryophytes, hydrophytes and other vascular and nonvascular plants. For a list of all the plant families represented in. Human relationships 9 categorizing plants into family, genus, species plus further divisions 9 list of. The objective of thepresent study was to document the. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. Text and drawings below used with permission, department of entomology, north dakota state university. Ethanomedicinal use of plants belonging to families.
The members of this family are found throughout the world, but they are more commonly met with in the tropical regions. The plant list includes 4,931 scientific plant names of species rank for the family annonaceae. Cultural characteristics heavy feeders, need lots of n. Family solanaceae definition of family solanaceae by the. Annonaceae is one of the richest families of the wood components of the brazilian savanna cerrado. Solanaceae, liliaceae and fabaceae family an overview. There is an alphabetical list of families, with the section and file where each is located, at the end of this page. Its members are characterized by flowers with five petals, sepals, and stamens and typically bear alternate leaves. Pdf portable document format family library of congress. Until the page 352, available, free, on pdf files in gallica. Click link above to see and choose pdf files of plant families, each family file may be several per family describe and illustrate plant species. Morphology of flowering plants solenaceae family youtube. In blades of leaves, for example, where they are most commonly observed, they are usually evenly scattered. Clicking on an individual family will produce a thumbnails display of all plants in that family.
Bennett encyclopedia of life support systemseolss compound leaves are alternate. I use the grin online query system to determine plant families. Most important plant families alexey shipunov minot state university july 16, 20 shipunov biol 592. I will especially be looking for submissions with usages of the more obscure species of the solanaceae family, as the more familiar ones will undoubtedly illicit a much larger response. These documents do not however focus of the chemotaxonomy of the plant species. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the linaceae family. Approximately 500 alkaloids have been identified in 8 annonaceae species in 43 genera. Its members are characterized by flowers with five petals, sepals, and stamens and. Evolutionary transitions in the asteraceae coincide with marked. Given the recent evolutionary origin of this enormous plant family, as well as its global. About the classification report about the classification download. The below mentioned article provides an overview on order solanales, family solanaceae.
Do plant families and genera contain many of the same active. The mustard family brassicaceae or cruciferae belongs to the order brassicales and is readily distinguished from other flowering plant families by a. Faculty o biological sciences university of nigeria, nsukka. A tiny piece is enough to kill a human, contains large amounts of cicutoxin conium maculatum hemlock, also extremely deadly and is said to be the plant that killed socrates heracleum mantegazzianum. The annonaceae are woody trees, shrubs and vines comprising about genera and 2,300 species. The main goal of our study was to determine biological activities of these species. Biological activities of annonaceae species extracts from. Two examples of key pests are the corn earworm and the tomato fruit worm. Alkaloids and acetogenins in annonaceae development. Below are a set of diagrams showing different types of mouth parts of insects using plants as foods. Family characteristics historical importance and domestication. Phylogenomics of the major tropical plant family annonaceae. Plants of the flax family flax plants wake up with a cheer every morning.
A complete fossilcalibrated phylogeny of seed plant. A link to a photo album of members of the lamiaceae can be seen a thomas elpels site below. List of botanical families in the database this page lists the botanical families of all the plants entered in the database. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Most important plant families how to identify some important families outline 1 important details of plant construction 2 most important plant families 3 how to identify some important families shipunov biol 592. Ethanomedicinal use of plants belonging to families fabaceae and solanaceae, hamirpur district h. Ethanomedicinal use of plants belonging to families fabaceae.
Their highly reduced morphology and infrequent flowering result in a dearth of characters for distinguishing between the nearly 38 species that exhibit these tiny, closelyrelated and often morphologically similar features within the same family of. Advances in phylogenetic reconstruction, allowing the generation of large, wellsampled, phylogenetic trees have provided an opportunity to contrast competing hypotheses. Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the old world, from west africa through the pacific. Though found worldwide, the nightshades are most abundant in tropical latin america.
Chemotaxonomy permits us to classify plant families and genera by. This list is certainly not exhaustive additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. Tomato, eggplant, bell pepper, chili pepper, tobacco, and potato. They also appear to be isodiametric and to have definite patterns of distribution.
Chemical studies of the plant family annonaceae have intensified in the last several decades due to the discovery of annonaceous molecules with medicinal potential e. The solanaceae is a large varied family of trees, shrubs and herbs including 90 genera and more than 2000 species. The trumpet vine family, bignoniaceae, also has twolipped flowers as in jacaranda and catalpa the acanth family, acanthaceae, has a twolipped design as in shrimp plant, acanthus, and others several other smaller related families also display the 2lipped design, so the usual combination of fragrant leaves and the definitive 4. Pdf the solanaceae is a large varied family of trees, shrubs and herbs including 90 genera and more than 2000 species. There is a great variation in the habit of the plants of this family. Note the whitish nectary disk in which the ovary is embedded, and the small petals cupped around the opposite stamens. Coconut leaves are split longitudinally for roof thatch.
Phylogenetics provides the framework with which to investigate these linkages but, critically, good specieslevel descriptive resources for. The number in square braces after the family name denotes the number of plants in the family. The very small 5merous flowers have an inferior ovary composed of 25 connate carpels. Economic botany twentyfive economically important plant families b. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. The flowers are bisexual and actinomorphic, possessing 3 whorls of perianth with 3 segments in each whorl. Wellknown members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. The local people have huge knowledge about the uses of plants and plant parts. The plant list includes 8,216 scientific plant names of species rank for the family solanaceae. The plant list includes a further 1,047 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the family solanaceae. The rhamnaceae are mainly trees or shrubs, sometimes twining or climbing, comprising about 55 genera and 900 species. Botanical name family local name flowering fruiting stages.
Apr 19, 2018 solenaceae is also known as potato family link to the online chapter test. Solanaceaea model for linking genomics with biodiversity. Here, we present a new timecalibrated phylogeny of seed plant families. The solanaceae, or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and. Baskets, back pats, and hats are woven from the leaf. Identifying plant family characteristics kate olson riverway learning community minnesota city, mn summary in this botany field activity, students make observations of the similarities and differences between three types of garden plants cucumber, pumpkin, and melon to determine why they are grouped together in one plant family.
Dna barcoding of the lemnaceae, a family of aquatic monocots. In spite of their wispy little stems and small leaves that may nearly disappear in dry weather, flax plants open up a whole bouquet of fresh flowers each day with the rising sun. While there are obviously many variations within this family, their leaves are always arranged in an alternating pattern on the stem. Solanaceae are known for possessing a diverse range of alkaloids. Fruit type is highly diversified in the family, and it is diagnostic o f many genera. The foamy, white, greenish or even blue spray of flowers of the ceanothus is also hard to miss, when in season. Family characteristics the solanaceae family, often called the. Vegetable plantvegetable plant families and page f their. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The plant list includes a further 265 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the family annonaceae.
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