Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family.
| Plumbaginaceae | |
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| Plumbago europaea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae Juss. (1789), nom. cons.[1][2] |
| Genera[2] | |
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21; see text | |
Most species in this family are perennial herbaceous plants, but a few grow as lianas or shrubs. The plants have perfect flowers and are pollinated by insects. They are found in many different climatic regions, from arctic to tropical conditions, but are particularly associated with salt-rich steppes, marshes, and sea coasts.
The family has been recognized by most taxonomists. The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998), recognizes this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. It includes ca 30 genera and about 725 species.[3]
The 1981 Cronquist system placed the family in a separate order Plumbaginales, which included no other families. The Dahlgren system had segregated some of these plants as family Limoniaceae.
Genera
edit21 genera are accepted.[2]
- Acantholimon Boiss.
- Aegialitis R.Br.
- Armeria (DC.) Willd., the thrifts or seapinks
- Bakerolimon (Hook.f.) Lincz.
- Bamiania Lincz.
- Bukiniczia Lincz.
- Cephalorhizum Popov & Korovin
- Ceratolimon M.B.Crespo & Lledó
- Ceratostigma Bunge, the leadworts
- Dictyolimon Rech.f.
- Goniolimon Boiss.
- Ikonnikovia Lincz.
- Limoniastrum Heist. ex Fabr.
- Limoniopsis Lincz.
- Limonium Mill. (syn. Statice), the sealavenders
- Myriolimon Lledó, Erben & M.B.Crespo
- Muellerolimon Lincz., synonym of Goniolimon
- Neogontscharovia Lincz.
- Plumbagella Spach
- Plumbago Tourn. ex L., the leadworts or plumbagos
- Psylliostachys (Jaub. & Spach) Nevski
- Saharanthus M.B.Crespo & Lledó
Cultivation and uses
editChalk glands are found in this family. The family includes a number of popular garden species, which are grown for their attractive flowers.
References
edit- ^ 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. hdl:10654/18083. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ a b c Plumbaginaceae Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
External links
editMedia related to Plumbaginaceae at Wikimedia Commons
- Plumbaginaceae in Topwalks
- links at CSDL, Texas