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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #099] What are the species of Canna family? Photo list

The Cannaceae family is a monotypic family consisting of only one genus, Canna. It is closely related to the Zingiberaceae family, but lacks the ligule found in the Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial herb. The rhizome is succulent, tuberous, and branched. The stem is thick and long. The leaves are large, oblong or lanceolate, and pinnately venated. The flowers are...

2022.09.19

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #098] What are the species of the Musaceae family? Photo list

The Musaceae family consists of perennial herbs that form pseudostems and have leaves with overlapping basal sheaths, resembling woody plants. They are native to the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. This family includes three genera: Musella, Musa, and Ensete.

2022.09.15

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #095] What are the species of the Strelitziaceae family? Photo list

The Strelitziaceae family encompasses a wide range of plants, from perennial herbs to tall trees. They are characterized by large flowers surrounded by bracts, with both leaves and bracts arranged in two vertical rows. Most species have simple, large, overall paddle-shaped leaves, though the edges may fray with age...

2022.09.09

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #093] What are the species of the Pontederiaceae family? Photo list

The family Pontederiaceae consists of emergent, submerged, or floating aquatic plants, which are annual or perennial. The leaves are opposite, linear, or with clearly separated petioles and blades, and the blades are linear, orbicular, or scalyptus-shaped with entire margins. The flowers are terminal, arranged in conical, umbel-like, or spike-like inflorescences, or in pairs...

2022.09.07

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #091] What are the species of the Commelinaceae family? Photo list

The Commelinaceae family consists of annual or perennial herbs, some of which are climbing plants. The leaves have parallel veins, and the base forms a sheath. The central vein is somewhat thick and conspicuous. The flowers are bilaterally or radially symmetrical. Of the six perianth segments, the three outer segments are sepal-like, while the inner...

2022.09.06

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07.0606 Trachycarpus fortunei (whole form)

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #089] What are the different types of palm trees? Photo list

The Arecaceae family consists of evergreen trees or shrubs. The leaves are palmately or pinnately lobed. The petioles clasp the stem at the base, forming a sheath. They bear small flowers in a conical or spadix inflorescence with bracts. Approximately 2,400 species belonging to 190 genera are known, mainly found in tropical and subtropical regions....

2022.09.05

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07.0582 Asparagus japonica (Leaf-shaped branch)

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #087] What are the species of the Asparagaceae family? Photo list

The Asparagaceae family, also known as the Asparagaceae family, consists of perennial herbs, woody plants, or vines. They have rhizomes or bulbs. Leaves are alternate, opposite, or whorled, and may be clustered at the base of the stem. The terminal branches may also be leaf-like (Asparagus genus, Ruscus aculeatus...).

2022.08.24

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #086] What are the species of the Amaryllidaceae family? Photo list

The Amaryllidaceae family typically consists of perennial herbs with bulbs and basal leaves. The flowers are bisexual and radially or bilaterally symmetrical. They are borne in terminal umbels or singly on the flower stalk, with an involucre at the base of the inflorescence. They have three outer perianth segments and three inner perianth segments, and some also have a corona...

2022.08.10

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07.0520 Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) Orange-red flower shape Scaled

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #085] What are the species of Hemerocallisaceae? Photo List

The family Asphodelaceae, also known as the Asphodeloideae family, is characterized by its linear leaves and flower stalks that rise from between the leaf clusters. (Asphodeloideae includes genera such as Asphodelus, Kniphofia, and Aloe...).

2022.08.07

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #083] What are the species of the Iridaceae family? Photo list

The Iridaceae family consists of annual or perennial herbs. They have rhizomes, corms, or bulbs underground. The leaves are sword-shaped, flattened, alternate, and strabiate. The flowers are bisexual and radially or bilaterally symmetrical. There are three inner and three outer perianth segments, either identical in shape or with larger outer segments, fused at the base...

2022.08.04

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