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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #103] What are the species of the Typha family? Photo list

The Typhaceae family are perennial herbs that grow in ponds and wetlands. Their rhizomes are thick and creeping. The leaves are linear, erect, or float on the water's surface. The flowers are unisexual and monoecious. The inflorescence is terminal, bearing cylindrical or spherical clusters, with male inflorescences at the top and female inflorescences at the bottom. The perianth is thread-like or...

2022.09.29

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07.0650 Myoga (Japanese ginger) upper surface of the leaf

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #102] What are the species of the Zingiberaceae family? Photo list

The family Zingiberaceae is a perennial herb. It has a thickened rhizome, and the stem is enclosed in a leaf sheath. The leaf blade is linear to oblong, with a ligule between the leaf blade and the leaf sheath. The inflorescence is raceme or spike-like with bracts. The flowers are bisexual and bilaterally symmetrical. The outer perianth is tubular, the inner perianth is 3-lobed, and the base is...

2022.09.29

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #101] What are the species of the Iridaceae family? Photo list

The family Costaceae is a pantropical monocotyledonous plant. The leaves are arranged spirally, and the leaves at the base of the stem are usually wingless. The base of the leaves has a closed leaf sheath, and a projection called a ligule is located at the top of the leaf sheath. Unlike other plants in the Zingiberales order, it has 2-3 stamens...

2022.09.28

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #100] What are the species of the Marantaceae family? Photo list

The Marantaceae family consists of evergreen perennial herbs that resemble the Canna and Zingiber families in morphology. They produce short stems above ground from underground rhizomes, with leaves at the base. Flowers are arranged in racemes. The leaves are broad, with veins branching out from the central vein. They are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, excluding Australia...

2022.09.20

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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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