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Zygophylloideae
Zygophylloideae is a subfamily of the family Zygophyllaceae. The subfamily comprises about 180 species of shrubs, subshrubs and herbs, found throughout arid parts of the Paleotropical kingdom, Palaeotropics and into North and South America. , the division of the subfamily into genera is disputed, with between four and seven genera accepted by different sources. Taxonomy Molecular phylogenetics, Molecular phylogenetic studies from 2000 onwards have repeatedly strongly supported the monophyly of the subfamily Zygophylloideae. However, the division of the subfamily into genera remains disputed, . A study in 2000 showed that the genus ''Zygophyllum'', as then Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed, was Polyphyly, polyphyletic, with ''Augea'', ''Fagonia'' and ''Tetraena'' embedded within it. One response to this, published in 2018, was to expand ''Zygophyllum'' to include these three genera. , both Plants of the World Online and the World Flora Online synonymize ''Augea'', ''Fagonia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera. Plants in the family Zygophyllaceae may be trees, shrubs, or herbs. They are often found in dry habitats. The leaves are usually opposite, often with stipules and spines. Some are cultivated as ornamental plants, such as species of the '' Guaiacum'', ''Zygophyllum'', '' Tribulus'', and '' Larrea'' genera. King Clone, a creosote bush ''(Larrea tridentata)'' in California, is among the world's oldest living organisms. The distribution of plants in the Zygophyllaceae family can be found worldwide in warm tropics and cool-temperate subtropics with a concentration in hot, arid regions with alkaline soils. Regions with different species from this family include Africa, south Asia, India, Australia and parts of the United States. Genera '' Peganum'' was in Zygophyllaceae before being moved to the newly created family Nitrariaceae. Systema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roepera Ammophila
''Roepera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, subfamily Zygophylloideae. It is native to Australia and south-western Africa, from Angola to South Africa. Description Species of ''Roepera'' are shrubs, subshrubs or herbaceous plants. The shrubby species may be up to tall. The leaves are opposite, with or without Petiole (botany), petioles, and have one or two leaflets. The flowers have four or five sepals, which persist in the fruit, and four or five petals of various colours. The eight to ten stamens usually have undivided appendages. The Ovary (botany), ovary has four or five locules (chambers). The fruit is usually a capsule, or more rarely a winged schizocarp. The seeds are Mucilage, mucilaginous and have a more-or-less well developed aril. Taxonomy The genus ''Roepera'' was first published by Adrien-Henri de Jussieu in 1825, for two Australian species of ''Zygophyllum''. However, de Jussieu did not actually publish the two new combinations, ''Roepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augea (plant)
''Augea'' is a possible monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae. Its only species is ''Augea capensis'', native to Namibia and the western Cape Province of South Africa. The genus and species were first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794. The genus is placed in the subfamily Zygophylloideae. , the subfamily's division into genera remains disputed. ''Augea'' is accepted by some sources, but regarded as a synonym of ''Zygophyllum'' by others, including Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ..., which treats ''Augea capensis'' as '' Zygophyllum augea''. References Zygophylloideae Historically recognized angiosperm genera Flora of Namibia Flora of the Cape Provinces {{Rosid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roepera Orbiculata
''Roepera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, subfamily Zygophylloideae. It is native to Australia and south-western Africa, from Angola to South Africa. Description Species of ''Roepera'' are shrubs, subshrubs or herbaceous plants. The shrubby species may be up to tall. The leaves are opposite, with or without petioles, and have one or two leaflets. The flowers have four or five sepals, which persist in the fruit, and four or five petals of various colours. The eight to ten stamens usually have undivided appendages. The ovary has four or five locules (chambers). The fruit is usually a capsule, or more rarely a winged schizocarp. The seeds are mucilaginous and have a more-or-less well developed aril. Taxonomy The genus ''Roepera'' was first published by Adrien-Henri de Jussieu in 1825, for two Australian species of ''Zygophyllum''. However, de Jussieu did not actually publish the two new combinations, ''Roepera billardierei'' and ''Roepera fruticulosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetraena
''Tetraena'' is a possible genus of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, subfamily Zygophylloideae. , Plants of the World Online and the World Flora Online accepted it as a synonym of ''Zygophyllum''. Description Species formerly placed in ''Tetraena'' are shrubby or herbaceous, the tallest being around . The leaves are opposite, or sometimes borne on short shoots and then appearing to be alternate. They may or may not have stalks ( petioles). The flower usually has five petals and five sepals, rarely four, and ten stamens. The flower is usually tube-like in appearance with white to pale orange petals. The ovary has three to five chambers (locules). The ripe fruit is variable in shape, splitting into parts before releasing the seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Tetraena'' was erected by Karl Maximovich in 1889 for the species ''Tetraena mongolica'' (syn. '' Zygophyllum mongolicum''). Until 2003, this was the only species recognized in the genus. Molecular phylogenetic studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melocarpum
''Melocarpum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. Its native range is Ethiopia and Somalia in northeastern tropical Africa and Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the .... Species: *'' Melocarpum hildebrandtii'' *'' Melocarpum robecchii'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q6009720 Zygophylloideae Zygophyllales genera Taxa named by Adolf Engler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zygophyllum Atriplicoides
''Zygophyllum'' is the type genus of the flowering plant family Zygophyllaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ζυγόν (''zygon''), meaning "double", and φυλλον (''phyllon''), meaning "leaf". It refers to the leaves, each of which have two leaflets. The genus is distributed in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, central Asia, Australia, and North and South America. Molecular phylogenetic analysis suggested that as previously circumscribed, ''Zygophyllum'' was not monophyletic, and the genus was split among a number of other genera, including '' Augea'', ''Fagonia'', '' Roepera'' and '' Tetraena''. , Plants of the World Online accepted only ''Roepera'' of these genera, regarding ''Augea'', ''Fagonia'' and ''Tetraena'' as synonyms of ''Zygophyllum''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted 117 species (including those other sources place in ''Augea'', ''Fagonia'' and ''Tetraena''): *'' Zygophyllum acerosum'' (Boiss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miltianthus
''Miltianthus portulacoides'' is species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Miltianthus''. It is native to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ... in central Asia. References {{Taxonbar, from =Q21089182, from2=Q9033196 Zygophylloideae Monotypic rosid genera Zygophyllales genera Flora of Kyrgyzstan Flora of Tajikistan Flora of Uzbekistan Plants described in 1847 Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zygophyllum
''Zygophyllum'' is the type genus of the flowering plant family Zygophyllaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words ζυγόν (''zygon''), meaning "double", and φυλλον (''phyllon''), meaning "leaf". It refers to the leaves, each of which have two leaflet (botany), leaflets. The genus is distributed in arid and Semi-arid climate, semi-arid regions of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, central Asia, Australia, and North and South America. Molecular phylogenetics, Molecular phylogenetic analysis suggested that as previously Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed, ''Zygophyllum'' was not Monophyly, monophyletic, and the genus was split among a number of other genera, including ''Augea (plant), Augea'', ''Fagonia'', ''Roepera'' and ''Tetraena''. , Plants of the World Online accepted only ''Roepera'' of these genera, regarding ''Augea'', ''Fagonia'' and ''Tetraena'' as synonyms of ''Zygophyllum''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
