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Glossary edit

From the glossary of botanical terms:

  • annual: a plant that germinates and dies within a single year or growing season
  • basal (anatomy): at or near the base or point of attachment
  • basal (taxonomy): see next paragraph
  • climber: a vine that leans on, twines around or clings to other plants for vertical support
  • deciduous: falling seasonally, as with bark, leaves, or petals
  • glandular hair: a hair tipped with a secretory structure
  • herbaceous: not woody; usually green and soft in texture
  • mangrove: any shrub or small tree growing in brackish or salt water
  • perennial: not an annual or biennial
  • scale: a reduced leaf or a flattened outgrowth
  • succulent (adjective): juicy or fleshy
  • unisexual: of one sex; bearing only male or only female reproductive organs
  • woody: hard and lignified; not herbaceous[4]

Families edit

Families
Family and a common name[5][b] Type genus and etymology[c] Total genera; global distribution Description and uses Order Type genus images
Akaniaceae (turnipwood family)[7] Akania, from Greek for "bractless", possibly[7][8] 2 genera, in the Himalayas, China, Southeast Asia and Australia[9] [7] Brassicales
Bataceae (turtleweed family)[10] Batis, from Greek for "walking"[11] 1 genus, in New Guinea, Australia, and the tropics and subtropics of the Americas[12] [10][13] Brassicales
Brassicaceae (cabbage family)[14] Brassica, from a Latin plant name[15][16][17] 344 genera, scattered around the world, especially in the Northern Hemisphere[18][19] [13][14] Brassicales
Capparaceae (caper family)[20] Capparis, from a Greek plant name[21][22] 15 genera, around the world[18][23] [20][24] Brassicales
Caricaceae (papaya family)[25] Carica, from a Latin plant name[26][27] 6 genera, in West Africa and the tropics of the Americas[18][28] [25][29] Brassicales
Cleomaceae (spiderflower family)[30] Cleome, from Greek for "glory"[30][31][32] 2 genera, in the subtropics, the tropics, and North America[33] [13][30] Brassicales
Emblingiaceae (slippercreeper family)[34] Emblingia, for Thomas Embling (1814–1893)[35] 1 genus, in Australia[36] [34] Brassicales
Gyrostemona­ceae (buttoncreeper family)[37] Gyrostemon, from Greek for "round stamens"[37][38] 5 genera, in Australia[18][39] [37] Brassicales
Koeberliniaceae (allthorn family)[40] Koeberlinia, for Christoph Ludwig Köberlin (1794–1862), a German botanist and clergyman[41] 1 genus, in the US, Mexico and Bolivia[42] [13][40] Brassicales
Limnanthaceae (meadowfoam family)[43] Limnanthes, from Greek for "marsh flowers"[44][45] 2 genera, in North America[46] [43] Brassicales
Moringaceae (horseradish-tree family)[47] Moringa, from a Tamil plant name[48] 1 genus, in Africa, Southwest Asia and South Asia[49] [29][47] Brassicales
Pentadiplandra­ceae (oubli family)[50] Pentadiplandra, from Greek for "five double male" (stamens)[50] 1 genus, in the African tropics[51] [29][50] Brassicales
Resedaceae (mignonette family)[52] Reseda, from a Latin plant name[53][54] 11 genera, around the world[18][55] [24][52] Brassicales
Salvadoraceae (toothbrush-tree family)[56] Salvadora, for Jaime Salvador y Pedrol (1649–1740), a Spanish apothecary[57][58] 3 genera, in Africa and South Asia[18][59] [24][56] Brassicales
Setchellantha­ceae (azulita family)[60] Setchellanthus, for William Albert Setchell (1864–1943)[61] 1 genus, in Mexico[62] [13][60] Brassicales
Tovariaceae (stinkbush family)[34] Tovaria, for Simón de Tovar, a Spanish doctor and botanist[63] 1 genus, from Mexico to the tropics of the Americas[64] [13][34] Brassicales
Tropaeolaceae (nasturtium family)[65] Tropaeolum, from Greek for "trophy"[66][67] 1 genus, in Mexico and Central and South America[68] [13][65] Brassicales

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The taxonomy (classification) in this list follows Plants of the World (2017)[1] and the fourth Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system.[2] Total counts of genera for each family come from Plants of the World Online (POWO).[3] (See the POWO license.) Extinct taxa are not included.
  2. ^ Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family.[6]
  3. ^ Some plants were named for naturalists (unless otherwise noted).

Citations edit

  1. ^ Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017.
  2. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016.
  3. ^ POWO.
  4. ^ Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 638–670.
  5. ^ Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 401–419.
  6. ^ ICN, art. 18.
  7. ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 401–402.
  8. ^ IPNI, Akaniaceae, Type.
  9. ^ POWO, Akaniaceae.
  10. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 407–408.
  11. ^ Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 408.
  12. ^ POWO, Bataceae.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g POWO, Neotropikey.
  14. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 415–419.
  15. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 71.
  16. ^ Coombes 2012, p. 70.
  17. ^ IPNI, Brassicaceae, Type.
  18. ^ a b c d e f Kubitzki 2003, p. 11.
  19. ^ POWO, Brassicaceae.
  20. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 412–413.
  21. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 81.
  22. ^ IPNI, Capparaceae, Type.
  23. ^ POWO, Capparaceae.
  24. ^ a b c POWO, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  25. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 404–405.
  26. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 82.
  27. ^ IPNI, Caricaceae, Type.
  28. ^ POWO, Caricaceae.
  29. ^ a b c POWO, Flora of West Tropical Africa.
  30. ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 413–414.
  31. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 96.
  32. ^ IPNI, Cleomaceae, Type.
  33. ^ POWO, Cleomaceae.
  34. ^ a b c d Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 409.
  35. ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. E-13.
  36. ^ POWO, Emblingiaceae.
  37. ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 410–411.
  38. ^ IPNI, Gyrostemonaceae, Type.
  39. ^ POWO, Gyrostemonaceae.
  40. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 406–407.
  41. ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. K-22.
  42. ^ POWO, Koeberliniaceae.
  43. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 405–406.
  44. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 190.
  45. ^ IPNI, Limnanthaceae, Type.
  46. ^ POWO, Limnanthaceae.
  47. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 403–404.
  48. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 211.
  49. ^ POWO, Moringaceae.
  50. ^ a b c Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 410.
  51. ^ POWO, Pentadiplandraceae.
  52. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 411–412.
  53. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 257.
  54. ^ IPNI, Resedaceae, Type.
  55. ^ POWO, Resedaceae.
  56. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 408–409.
  57. ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. S-9.
  58. ^ IPNI, Salvadoraceae, Type.
  59. ^ POWO, Salvadoraceae.
  60. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, p. 406.
  61. ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. S-57.
  62. ^ POWO, Setchellanthaceae.
  63. ^ Burkhardt 2018, p. T-31.
  64. ^ POWO, Tovariaceae.
  65. ^ a b Christenhusz, Fay & Chase 2017, pp. 402–403.
  66. ^ Stearn 2002, p. 300.
  67. ^ Coombes 2012, p. 293.
  68. ^ POWO, Tropaeolaceae.

References edit

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
  • Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved January 1, 2021. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ for license.
  • Christenhusz, Maarten; Fay, Michael Francis; Chase, Mark Wayne (2017). Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. Chicago, Illinois: Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press. pp. 18–637. ISBN 978-0-226-52292-0.
  • Coombes, Allen (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2.
  • IPNI (2022). "International Plant Names Index". London, Boston and Canberra: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; and the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • POWO (2019). "Plants of the World Online". London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved January 1, 2023. See their terms-of-use license.
  • Stearn, William (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36469-5.
  • Stevens, P.F. (2022) [2001]. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  • Turland, N. J.; et al. (eds.). International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (electronic ed.). Glashütten: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

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