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07.0468 Hinoderan Irene Finney Spring Best Flower

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #074] What are the types of orchids? Photo list

Orchids (Orchidaceae) are terrestrial, epiphytic, lithophytic, mycoheterotrophic perennial herbs. Stems are monopodial (single-stemmed) or sympodial (compound-stemmed) with long stems, or they have rhizomes or enlarged pseudobulbs. Leaves are mostly flattened, with a tubular sheath at the base, sometimes reduced to scales. Flowers are...

2022.08.03

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #073] What are the species of the Liliaceae family? Photo list

Liliaceae are perennial herbs. They have bulbs or rhizomes. Leaves are alternate, opposite, or whorled, sometimes clustered at the base of the stem. Flowers are solitary at the stem tip or leaf axils, or borne in diverse racemes or umbels. They bear bisexual flowers. The perianth segments are separate, with outer and inner perianth segments...

2022.08.02

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07.0318 Smilax china, upper surface of the leaf

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #072] What are the species of the Smilax family? Photo list

The family Smilacaceae, also known as the Smilax family, is a perennial herb or subshrub, mostly climbing plants. They typically have short rhizomes. Leaves are alternate, with tendrils on the petioles. Inflorescences are usually umbels. Perianth segments are usually free, with three of each being identical in shape and texture to the outer and inner segments. The ovary is...

2022.08.02

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #068] What are the species of the Liliaceae family? Photo list

The Alstroemeriaceae family is mostly perennial. It is distributed in Central and South America. Many species have tubers or rhizomes, and many Alstroemeria species have beautiful flowers, leading to extensive cultivation as ornamental plants. The flowers consist of three inner perianth segments and three outer perianth segments (sometimes fused, sometimes not)...

2022.08.01

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #069] What are the species of Colchicaceae? Photo List

Colchicaceae are perennial herbs. They have corms or rhizomes. Leaves are alternate, opposite, or whorled, sometimes clustered at the base of the stem. Flowers are solitary or borne in racemes or cymes, exhibiting considerable diversity. They usually bear bisexual flowers. Perianth segments are separate or fused, with 6...

2022.08.01

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #066] What are the species of the Melanthiaceae family? Photo list

The family Melanthiaceae consists of perennial herbs. They typically have rhizomes. Leaves are alternate or whorled. Flowers are solitary or borne in racemes or spikes. They can be bisexual or unisexual. The perianth segments are free, typically six in number, although some are reduced...

2022.08.01

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07.0298 Pandanus (Japanese screwpine) young tree leaves

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #063] What are the species of the Pandanaceae family? Photo list

The Pandanaceae family consists of cold-hardy evergreen trees or vines. Over 700 species across 3-4 genera are distributed in the former tropical regions of Asia and Africa and Polynesia, with native species found in the Ogasawara Islands and the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. Pandanus species produce aerial roots from the nodes of their stems, resembling the legs of an octopus….

2022.08.01

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07.0284 Dioscorea tokoro (male inflorescence)

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #058] What are the species of the Dioscoreaceae family? Photo list

The family Dioscoreaceae consists of herbaceous or climbing plants, comprising over 630 species across three genera distributed worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. In Japan, only the genus Dioscorea is found. This article provides a comprehensive, field-guide-style introduction to plants of the Dioscoreaceae family. Basic information is available from the Kanagawa Prefectural Botanical Garden...

2022.08.01

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #051] What are the species of the Potamogetonaceae family? Photo list

The family Potamogetonaceae originally consisted of two genera, Potamogetonaceae and Groenlandia, but the genus *Groenlandia* was separated from Potamogetonaceae. Also, the family Zanichelliaceae was included within Potamogetonaceae...

2022.08.01

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07.0225.a Amazon Water Chestnut (Scaled upper surface of leaf)

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #045] What are the species of the Hydrocharitaceae family? Photo list

The family Hydrocharitaceae consists of annual or perennial aquatic plants that grow in freshwater or saltwater. Their morphology is extremely diverse. The base of the leaves often forms a leaf sheath, containing 2 to 10 or more small scales. They are monoecious or dioecious, with inflorescences...

2022.07.31

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