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 | |
Lacistemataceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting 2 genera, Lacistema Sw. (11 species) and Lozania Mutis ex Caldas (5 species).
Common name
Waits Numi
Meaning: Waits = unknown, numi = tree or shrub
Language: Shuar, Shuar Indigenous people, Eastern Ecuador.
Monographs
Current: www.lacistemataceae.org
Previous: Sleumer H O (1980) Flora Neotropica: Monograph Number 22 Flacourtiaceae, The New York Botanical Garden, New York: 182-206
Typical family morphology
Evergreen treelets (small tree) and shrubs, up to 20 metres height;
Leaves: alternately arranged, mainly elliptical in shape. Brochiododromus leaf venation;
Inflorescence: single or multiple catkin-like that emerge from the leaf axils;
Flowers: insignificant (circa 1 mm), bisexual; subtended by a bract;
Ovary: superior;
Stamen: one forked;
Fruit: red-maroon-brown coloured which split to release seed;
Seed: 1-3, white coloration.
Distribution
West Indies and from Mexico southwards across Mesoamerica and South America, excluding Chile and temperate Argentina
Habitat
Montane, dry and moist forests; wet lowland forests.
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.
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