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Linaceae - Linum Campanulatum-5
Linaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family is cosmopolitan, and includes about 250 species in 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies: the Linoideae and Hugonioideae. Description The leaves of the Linaceae are always simple; arrangement varies from alternate (most species) to opposite (in '' Sclerolinon'' and some ''Linum'') or whorled (in some '' Hesperolinon'' and ''Linum'' species). The hermaphroditic, actinomorphic flowers are pentameric or, very rarely, tetrameric (e.g., '' Radiola linoides'', '' Linum keniense''). Taxonomy Under the old Cronquist system of classifying the flowering plants, the Linaceae were placed in their own order, the Linales. Modern classifications place them in the order Malpighiales. In addition to their growth habits and geographic distributions, the two subfamilies can be differentiated by the number of fertile stamens (five in the Linoideae, ten in the Hugonioideae) and fruit type (capsules in the Linoideae, fleshy drupe-like fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Pyramus De Candolle
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle had established a new genus, and he went on to document hundreds of plant families and create a new natural plant classification system. Although de Candolle's main focus was botany, he also contributed to related fields such as phytogeography, agronomy, paleontology, medical botany, and economic botany. De Candolle originated the idea of "Nature's war", which influenced Charles Darwin and the principle of natural selection. De Candolle recognized that multiple species may develop similar characteristics that did not appear in a common evolutionary ancestor; a phenomenon now known as convergent evolution. During his work with plants, de Candolle noticed that plant leaf movements follow a near-24-hour cycle in constant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order (biology)
Order () 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 recognized by the nomenclature codes. An immediately higher rank, superorder, is sometimes added directly above order, with suborder directly beneath order. An order can also be defined as a group of related families. What does and does not belong to each order is determined by a taxonomist, as is whether a particular order should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing an order. Some taxa are accepted almost universally, while others are recognized only rarely. The name of an order is usually written with a capital letter. For some groups of organisms, their orders may follow consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roucheria
''Roucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Nicaragua to southern Tropical America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (northern, north-eastern and west-central), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Roucheria'' is in honour of Jean-Antoine Roucher Jean-Antoine Roucher (February 22, 1745 - July 25, 1794), was a French poet. Roucher was born in Montpellier, the son of a tailor. His epithalamium on Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette won him the favour of Turgot, and a salt-tax collectorship. H ... (1745–1794), a French poet. It was first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.6 on page 141 in 1847. Known species According to Kew: *'' Roucheria calophylla'' *'' Roucheria columbiana'' *'' Roucheria elata'' *'' Roucheria laxiflora'' *'' Roucheria monsalveae'' *'' Roucheria schomburgkii'' *'' Roucheria sipapoensis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q611 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indorouchera
''Indorouchera'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. It only contains one species, ''Indorouchera contestiana''. Its native range is Cambodia to Vietnam and Borneo. Description A liana that can grow up to long, or sometimes a shrub that can grow up to tall. It has leaves that are elliptic to ovate in shape and they are long and wide. The stipules are liguliform (strap-shaped) to shallowly triangular in shape. They are entire to crenate and long and wide. The flowers are in 4-7 flowered fascicles (small or slender bundles). The sepals are elliptic to ovate in shape. They are long and wide. The stamens are 1.8-2.2 mm long and 2.5-3.5 mm wide. The ovary is 3-loculed (has 3 chambers), rather smooth, cylindric to ovoid in shape and 0.8-1 mm long and 0.6-0.7 mm wide. It has 1 or 2 seeds which are ventrally attached (fixed to the belly or underneath). They are often asymmetric, semi-ovoid in shape and 2.5—2.1 mm long and 1.7-1.9 wide. Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugonia
''Hugonia'' is a genus of plant in the family Linaceae. The genus was named by Linnaeus after Augustus Johann von Hugo (1686-1760) of Hannover. Species include: * ''Hugonia deplanchei'' * ''Hugonia jenkinsii'' * ''Hugonia macrophylla'' Daniel Oliver (botanist), Oliv. * ''Hugonia micans'' Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, Engl. * ''Hugonia mystax'' L. * ''Hugonia planchonii'' Hook.f. References Hugonia, Malpighiales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Malpighiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebepetalum
''Hebepetalum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae Linaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family is cosmopolitan, and includes about 250 species in 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies: the Linoideae and Hugonioideae. Description The leaves of the Linaceae are always simple; arran .... Its native range is Southern Tropical America. Species: *'' Hebepetalum humiriifolium'' *'' Hebepetalum neblinae'' *'' Hebepetalum roraimense'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5893269 Linaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinwardtia
''Reinwardtia indica'', yellow flax or pyoli, is a species of Linaceae found in the Himalayas. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Reinwardtia''. Distribution This flower comes from the Himalayas in both China and northern India. Uses A yellow dye made from the flowers is used for dyeing clothes and making paints. Culture Pyoli is the subject of many folk songs. According to Garhwali and Kumaoni folklore, Pyoli was a young maiden living in the forest. She was raised by animals and her first human contact was in the form of a prince who had lost his way during a hunting expedition. She tended after him and of course he fell in love with her. He persuaded her to marry him and accompany him to his palace. Although she loved the prince she started wilting away in the absence of a natural environment. No one could cure her and finally she died pining for her flora and fauna friends. Her last wish was that she should be buried among her friends. The prince took her to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiola (plant)
''Radiola linoides'' is the sole species in the ''Radiola'' genus, a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. It has the common names of 'allseed' and 'flaxseed'. It has a very short stem which is repeatedly subdivided, with a pair of very small leaves and a single white flower at each fork and at the end of the branches. It has leaves which are opposite arranged, oval (in shape) and sessile. Description ''Radiola linoides'' is a small, Herbaceous plant, herbaceous, Annual plant, annual. It is commonly overlooked due to its size, and delicate form. It is between tall, and dichotomously branched, (meaning dividing at axils into 2 branches), repeatedly subdivided, or forked. The hairless, stems are very slender, threadlike, about 0.5 mm in diameter. They are often purple-flushed, or reddish. The leaves are arranged Phyllotaxis, opposite, and are obovate, or ovate to elliptic in form. They are very small, only long and dull green or slightly glau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisadenia
''Anisadenia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. Its native range is Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 pea ... to Central China. Species: *'' Anisadenia pubescens'' *'' Anisadenia saxatilis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8199907 Linaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirpitzia
''Tirpitzia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. It is also in the subfamily Linoideae. Its native range is southern China to Vietnam and Taiwan. The genus name of ''Tirpitzia'' is in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office The Imperial Naval Office () was a government agency of the German Empire. It was established in April 1889, when the German Imperial Admiralty was abolished and its duties divided among three new entities: the Imperial Naval High Command (''Ka .... It was first described and published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on page 5 in 1921. Known species According to Kew: * '' Tirpitzia bilocularis'' Suksathan & K.Larsen * '' Tirpitzia ovoidea'' Chun & F.C.How ex W.L.Sha * '' Tirpitzia sinensis'' (Hemsl.) Hallier f. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9298420 Linaceae Malpighiales genera Plants described in 1921 Flora of South-Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of the '' Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' defines "herb" as: # "A plant whose stem does not become woody and persistent (as in a tree or shrub) but remains soft and succulent, and dies (completely or down to the root) after flowering"; # "A (freq. aromatic) plant used for flavouring or scent, in medicine, etc.". (See: Herb) The same dictionary defines "herbaceous" as: # "Of the nature of a herb; esp. not forming a woody stem but dying down to the root each year"; # "BOTANY Resembling a leaf in colour or texture. Opp. scarious". Botanical sources differ from each other on the definition of "herb". For instance, the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation includes the condition "when persisting over more than one growing season, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flax
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. In 2022, France produced 75% of the world's supply of flax. Textiles made from flax are known in English as linen and are traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. Its oil is known as linseed oil. In addition to referring to the plant, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibers of the flax plant. The plant species is known only as a cultivated plant and appears to have been domesticated just once from the wild species '' Linum bienne'', called pale flax. The plants called "flax" in New Zealand are, by contrast, members of the genus '' Phormium''. Description Several other species in the genus ''Linum'' are similar in appearance to ''L. usitatissimum'', cultivated flax, including some that have similar blue flowers, and others with wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
