Loasaceae is a

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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 (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the order

Cornales The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, early diverging among the asterids, containing about 600 species. Plants within the Cornales usually have four-parted flowers, drupaceous fruits, and inferior to half-inferior gynoecia topped with d ...

, native to the

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and

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. Members of the family include

annual Annual may refer to: *Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year **Yearbook **Literary annual *Annual plant *Annual report *Annual giving *Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco *Annuals (band), a ...

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and

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

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 ...

plants, and a few

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s and small

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s. Members of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

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 () 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 ...

Loasiflorae (also called Loasanae). The

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system places them in the related order

in the

asterid Asterids are a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, composed of 17 orders and more than 80,000 species, about a third of the total flowering plant species. The asterids are divided into the unranked clades lamiids (8 orders) and ...

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Genera

21 genera are accepted:Loasaceae Juss.
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Aosa ''Aosa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. Its native range is Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atl ...

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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 th ...

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Cevallia ''Cevallia sinuata'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Loasaceae. It is a perennial or subshrub native to northern Mexico and the southern central United States from Arizona to Oklahoma. It is the sole species in genus G ...

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Eucnide ''Eucnide'' (stingbush) is a genus of plants in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms th ...

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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 ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography ...

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Grausa ''Grausa'' is a genus of plants in the Loasaceae found in Chile and Argentina. It was previously included in the genus '' Loasa'' and was split to resolve a paraphyletic grouping of genera in the Loasaceae. The seeds of this genus have a characte ...

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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 inclu ...

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Huidobria ''Huidobria'' 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 f ...

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

Klaprothia ''Klaprothia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. Its native range is Mexico to southern Tropical America and Hispaniola. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, ...

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Loasa ''Loasa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae. The genus contains about 100 species native to Central and South America. of which ''Loasa vulcanica'' is perhaps the best known. Species of ''Loasa'' are prickly herbs or shrubs ...

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Mentzelia ''Mentzelia'' is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Loasaceae, native to the Americas. The genus comprises annual plant, annual, biennial plant, biennial, and perennial plant, perennial herbaceous pl ...

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'' (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *'' Petalonyx'' *'' Pinnasa'' *'' Plakothira'' *'' Presliophytum'' (sometimes included in ''Loasa'') *'' Schismocarpus'' *'' Scyphanthus'' *''

Xylopodia ''Xylopodia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. Its native range is Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina. Species: * ''Xylopodia klaprothioides'' Weigend * ''Xylopodia laurensis'' References

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References

External links

Germplasm Resources Information Network: LoasaceaeChilean Loasaceae in Chileflora, seed provider
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Asterid families {{Cornales-stub