Loasaceae
| Loasaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Loasa vulcanica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Loasaceae Juss.[1] |
| Genera | |
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Caiophora
Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.
- Genera
- Aosa Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Blumenbachia Schrad.
- Caiophora C. Presl
- Cevallia Lag.
- Chichicaste Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Eucnide Zucc.
- Fuertesia Urb.
- Gronovia L.
- Huidobria Gay (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Kissenia R. Br. ex Endl.
- Klaprothia Kunth
- Loasa Adans.
- Mentzelia L.
- Nasa Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Petalonyx A. Gray
- Plakothira Florence
- Presliophytum (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Schismocarpus S. F. Blake
- Scyphanthus Sweet
- Xylopodia Weigend
References
- ↑ 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.