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07.0218 Water chestnut (Arrowhead) upper surface of the leaf

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #043] What are the species of the Alismataceae family? Photo list

The Alismataceae family consists of submerged or wetland herbs. All leaves are basal, with parallel and reticulate venation. Flowers are bisexual or unisexual. Inflorescences are racemes or panicles, with three flowers or branches arranged in whorls at each node. The sepals and petals are three in number and white; the calyx is persistent...

2022.07.30

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #041] What are the species of Araceae? Photo List

The Araceae family consists of perennial herbs, sometimes shrub-like, lilac-like, or floating aquatic plants. They often have tubers or thick rhizomes underground, and some species form pseudostems with tubular bases on the petioles. The plant body is succulent, filled with cells containing bundles of needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals...

2022.07.29

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #040] What are the species of the Acorus family? Photo list

The Acoraceae family is a perennial herb with a rhizome. The leaves emerge from the rhizome in a skirt-like fashion, arranged in two longitudinal rows, and are linear and sword-shaped. The basal flower stalk is erect and bears a single spadix with a single leaf-like bract. The inflorescence bears numerous flowers; the flowers are bisexual, triperous, with six perianth segments arranged in two whorls, and six stamens...

2022.07.28

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #039] What are the species of the Lauraceae family? Photo list

The Lauraceae family consists of evergreen or deciduous woody plants. Their leaves are arranged alternately or oppositely. Many species are fragrant. Approximately 31 genera and 2,000 species are known from tropical to temperate regions, with 9 genera and 29 species distributed in Japan. Several species are cultivated. This article focuses on plants of the Lauraceae family...

2022.07.28

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07.0139 *Lespedeza bicolor* (Hydrophila sibirica) upper surface of leaf (Scaled)

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #037] What are the species of the Lumpriaceae family? Photo list

The family Hernandiaceae consists of evergreen trees, shrubs, or vines. It comprises 5 genera and approximately 58 known species. They are distributed throughout tropical regions worldwide, with some species widely found in coastal areas, even at depths exceeding 2000 meters above sea level.

2022.07.28

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #033] What are the species of the Calycanthaceae family? Photo list

The Calycanthaceae family consists of fragrant, deciduous shrubs reaching 2-4 meters in height, with the exception of Idiospermum, which grows into a large evergreen tree. It comprises 3 genera and 10 species, and its distribution is limited to warm temperate and tropical regions. Calycanthus (3 species; western North America...).

2022.07.27

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #032] What are the species of the Annonaceae family? Photo list

The Annonaceae family consists of evergreen, rarely deciduous, trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing woody plants. Approximately 130 genera and 2,300 species are known, found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, America, and Africa. In Japan, there is one species, Monoon liukiuense, found in the Ryukyu Islands...

2022.07.27

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #028] What are the species of the Magnoliaceae family? Photo list

The Magnoliaceae family consists of evergreen or deciduous woody plants. The leaves are simple and alternate. The perianth segments are separate and whorled, exhibiting triperality. The stamens and pistils are numerous and arranged spirally. Approximately 300 species across two genera are known in the temperate and subtropical regions of Asia and America, with 7 species in one genus found in Japan...

2022.07.27

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #026] What are the species of the Aristolochiaceae family? Photo list

The Aristolochiaceae family consists of perennial herbs or shrubs, some of which are climbing plants. The leaves are alternate and lack stipules. The flowers are generally bisexual, with petals usually reduced, and three petal-like sepals, often fused at their bases into a tubular structure. They are found in tropical regions worldwide...

2022.07.26

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #024] What are the species of the Saururaceae family? Photo list

The Saururaceae family consists of perennial herbs with a generally pungent odor. Their leaves are simple and have stipules. The flowers are small, borne in dense spikes, and lack a perianth. The fruit is a capsule or berry, and the seeds are spherical with a high endosperm content. There are 4 genera and 6 species found in North America and Asia...

2022.07.26

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