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Geraniales
Geraniales is a small order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subclade of eudicots. The largest family in the order is Geraniaceae with over 800 species. In addition, the order includes the smaller Francoaceae with about 40 species. Most Geraniales are herbaceous, but there are also shrubs and small trees. Flower morphology of the Geraniales is rather conserved. They are usually perfectly pentamerous and pentacyclic without fused organs besides the carpels of the superior gynoecium. The androecium is obdiplostemonous. Only a few genera are tetramerous ('' Francoa, Tetilla, Melianthus''). In some genera some stamens (''Pelargonium'') or a complete whorl of stamens are reduced (''Erodium, Melianthus''). In the genera ''Hypseocharis'' and ''Monsonia'' there are 15 instead of the usual ten stamens. Most genera bear nectariferous flowers. The nectary glands are formed by the receptacle and are localised at the bases of the antesepalous stamens. The economic importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraniaceae
Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus ''Geranium''. The family includes both the genus ''Geranium'' (the cranesbills, or true geraniums) and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus ''Pelargonium'', along with other related genera. The family comprises 830 species in five to seven genera. The largest genera are ''Geranium'' (430 species), ''Pelargonium'' (280 species) and ''Erodium'' (80 species). Description Geraniaceae are herbs or subshrubs. The ''Sarcocaulon'' are succulent, but other members of the family generally are not. Leaves are usually lobed or otherwise divided, sometimes peltate, opposite or alternate and usually have stipules. The flowers are generally regular, or symmetrical. They are hermaphroditic, actinomorphic (radially symmetrical, like in ''Geranium'') or slightly zygomorphic (with a bilateral symmetry, like in ''Pelargonium''). The calyx a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosid
The rosids are members of a large clade ( monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms. The clade is divided into 16 to 20 orders, depending upon circumscription and classification. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 140 families. Fossil rosids are known from the Cretaceous period. Molecular clock estimates indicate that the rosids originated in the Aptian or Albian stages of the Cretaceous, between 125 and 99.6 million years ago. Today's forests are highly dominated by rosid species, which in turn helped with diversification in many other living lineages. Additionally, rosid herbs and shrubs are also a significant part of arctic/alpine, temperate floras, aquatics, desert plants, and parasites. Name The name is based upon the name "Rosidae", which had usually been understood to be a subclass. In 1967, Armen Takhtajan showed that the correct basis for the name "Rosidae" is a description of a gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francoa
''Francoa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Francoaceae, which consists of herbaceous perennials endemic to Chile. Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...s of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall. Species * '' Francoa alba'' * '' Francoa appendiculata'' * '' Francoa glabrata'' * '' Francoa lyrata'' * '' Francoa ramosa'' * '' Francoa rupestris'' * '' Francoa sonchifolia'' (Bridal wreath) References Endemic flora of Chile Geraniales genera Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles {{Geraniales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melianthus
''Melianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants native to elevated grassland in South Africa. A common name for these plants is honey flower, which is also the English translation of the Latin name. This name also attaches to the species ''M. comosus'' and ''M. major'' that are found in cultivation. The genus contains up to six species of evergreen shrubs. They have large pinnate leaves with prominent stipules, and erect racemes A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ... of nectar-rich flowers. The vegetative parts are very toxic. Species The species include: *'' Melianthus comosus'' Vahl *'' Melianthus dregeanus'' Sond. *'' Melianthus elongatus'' Wijnands *'' Melianthus major'' L. *'' Melianthus pectinatus'' Harv. *'' Melianthus villosus'' Bolus References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetilla
''Tetilla'' is a genus of flowering plants. It belongs to the family Francoaceae, which is sometimes included as part of the family Melianthaceae. It has historically been included in the Saxifragaceae. The Plant List.Zappi, D. (2009) In: Milliken, W., et al. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is a monotypic genus, containing only one species, ''Tetilla hydrocotylifolia''. It is to |
Pelargonium
''Pelargonium'' () is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. '' Geranium'' is also the botanical name and common name of a separate genus of related plants, also known as cranesbills. Both genera belong to the family Geraniaceae. Carl Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, ''Geranium'', and they were later separated into two genera by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789. While ''Geranium'' species are mostly temperate herbaceous plants, dying down in winter, ''Pelargonium'' species are evergreen perennials indigenous to warm temperate and tropical regions of the world, with many species in southern Africa. They are drought and heat tolerant, but can tolerate only minor frosts. Some species are extremely popular garden plants, grown as houseplants and bedding plants in temperate regions. They have a long flowering period, with flowers m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francoaceae
The Francoaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Geraniales, including the genera '' Francoa'', commonly known as bridal wreaths, and '' Tetilla''. The Francoaceae are recognized as a family under various classification schemes but under the APG III system the Francoaceae are included within the Melianthaceae. In the APG IV system the Francoaceae are again recognized as a family, with Melianthaceae included in the circumscription of Francoaceae. The Francoaceae are herbaceous perennials characterized by a basal aggregation of alternate petiolated leaves. The leaf blades (''lamina'') are either dissected, or entire. They are endemic to Chile. Genera *''Balbisia'' *''Bersama'' *'' Francoa'' *''Greyia'' *'' Melianthus'' *'' Rhynchotheca'' *'' Tetilla'' *''Viviania ''Viviania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. The genus is distributed across is Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in southern South America. Known species A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowering Plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants that produce their seeds enclosed within a fruit. They are by far the most diverse group of land plants with 64 orders, 416 families, approximately 13,000 known genera and 300,000 known species. Angiosperms were formerly called Magnoliophyta (). Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants. They are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within their seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from the common ancestor of all living gymnosperms before the end of the Carboniferous, over 300 million years ago. The closest fossil relatives of flowering plants are uncertain and contentious. The earliest angiosperm fossils ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erodium
''Erodium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Geraniaceae. The genus includes about 60 species, native to North Africa, Indomalaya, the Middle East, and Australia. They are perennials, annuals, or subshrubs, with five-petalled flowers in shades of white, pink, and purple, that strongly resemble the better-known ''Geranium'' (cranesbill). Cultivated plants are known as filarees or heron's bill in North America, whereas in the British Isles they are usually called storksbills. Taxonomy Carl Linnaeus grouped in the same genus (''Geranium''), the three similar genera ''Erodium'', ''Geranium'', and ''Pelargonium''. The distinction between them was made by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle based on the number of stamens or anthers: five for ''Erodium'',Parnell, J. and Curtis. ''Webb's An Irish Flora.'' Cork University Press. seven for ''Pelargonium'', and ten for ''Geranium''. However, the three genera have the same characteristics in regard to their fruit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsonia
''Monsonia'' is a genus of plants in the family Geraniaceae. It is named after Lady Anne Monson, 1714–76, known for her botanical knowledge and plant collecting in the Cape. Description ''Monsonia'' consists of herbs or undershrubs often with simple stem from woody rootstock or deep tap root; leaves toothed or divided; flowers regular, petals 5, separate, tip broad, blunt or slightly notched, stamens in 5 groups with 3 stamens in each, one longer than others, ovary 5 lobed; fruit beaked. Taxonomy Species , the ''World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'' accepts 27 species: Distribution Distributed in Africa, Western Asia and East India, approximately 40 species, approximately 21 in South Africa.wild Flowers of Niorthern South Africa by Gerrit Germishuizen, Fernwood Press 1997, Gallery File:Monsonia emarginata.jpg, ''Monsonia emarginata'' File:Monsonia attenuata, Walter Sisulu NBT, b.jpg, ''Monsonia attenuata'' File:Monsonia umbellata IMG 8248.JPG, ''Monsonia umbellata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypseocharis
''Hypseocharis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Geraniaceae. Its native range is Peru to Northwestern Argentina. Species: *''Hypseocharis bilobata ''Hypseocharis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Geraniaceae. Its native range is Peru to Northwestern Argentina. Species: *''Hypseocharis bilobata'' *''Hypseocharis malpasensis'' *''Hypseocharis pedicularifolia'' *'' ...'' *'' Hypseocharis malpasensis'' *'' Hypseocharis pedicularifolia'' *'' Hypseocharis pilgeri'' *'' Hypseocharis pimpinellifolia'' *'' Hypseocharis tridentata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2124865 Geraniaceae Geraniales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geranium
''Geranium'' is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region. The palmately cleft leaves are broadly circular in form. The flowers have five petals and are coloured white, pink, purple or blue, often with distinctive veining. Geraniums will grow in any soil as long as it is not waterlogged. Propagation is by semiripe cuttings in summer, by seed, or by division in autumn or spring. Geraniums are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including brown-tail, ghost moth, and mouse moth. At least several species of ''Geranium'' are gynodioecious. The species ''Geranium viscosissimum'' (sticky geranium) is considered to be protocarnivorous. Name The genus name is derived from the Greek (''géranos'') or (''geranós'') ' crane'. The English name ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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