Loasaceae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of

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 t ...

s in the order Cornales, native to the

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and

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. Members of the family include

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, biennial and

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plants, and a few

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s and small

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s. Members of the

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Loasoideae are known to exhibit rapid thigmonastic stamen movement when pollinators are present.

Taxonomy

In the classification system of Dahlgren the Loasaceae were placed in the order Loasales in the

superorder Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...

Loasiflorae (also called Loasanae). The

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants (angiosperms) that reflects new knowledge about plant relationships disc ...

system places them in the related order Cornales in the

asterid In the APG IV system (2016) for the classification of flowering plants, the name asterids denotes a clade (a monophyletic group). Asterids is the largest group of flowering plants, with more than 80,000 species, about a third of the total flo ...

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Subdivision

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include: *'' Aosa'' Weigend (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *''

Blumenbachia ''Blumenbachia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae 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 ...

'' Schrad. *''

Caiophora ''Caiophora'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae 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 fa ...

'' C. Presl *''

Cevallia ''Cevallia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae 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 fam ...

'' Lag. *''

Chichicaste ''Aosa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. Its native range is Caribbean, Central America to Colombia, Brazil. Species: *''Aosa gilgiana'' *''Aosa grandis'' *''Aosa parviflora'' *''Aosa plumieri'' *''Aosa ru ...

'' Weigend (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *''

Eucnide ''Eucnide'' (stingbush) is a genus of plants in the family Loasaceae 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 inclu ...

'' Zucc. *''

Fuertesia ''Fuertesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, ''Fuertesia domingensis'', native to Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispa ...

'' Urb. *'' Grausa'' Weigend & R.H.Acuña *''

Gronovia ''Gronovia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae 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 includ ...

'' L. *'' Huidobria'' Gay (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *'' Kissenia'' R. Br. ex Endl. *'' Klaprothia'' Kunth *'' Loasa'' Adans. *'' Mentzelia'' L. *''

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'' Weigend (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *'' Petalonyx'' A. Gray *'' Plakothira'' Florence *'' Presliophytum'' (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *''

Schismocarpus ''Schismocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae 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 th ...

'' S. F. Blake *''

Scyphanthus ''Scyphanthus'' is a genus of ornamental plants in the family Loasaceae. It includes two species endemic to Central Chile Central Chile (''Zona central'') is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in ...

'' Sweet *'' Xylopodia'' Weigend

References

External links

Germplasm Resources Information Network: LoasaceaeChilean Loasaceae in Chileflora, seed provider
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