Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes 28 genera and about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. The larger genera include Cuphea (275 spp.), Lagerstroemia (56), Nesaea (50), Rotala (45), and Lythrum (35). It also includes the members of the former families of the pomegranate (Punica granatum, formerly in Punicaceae) and of the water caltrop (Trapa natans, formerly in Trapaceae). Lythraceae has a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics, but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.
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Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants containing about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees found across the world, with the greatest diversity in tropical regions. The family includes economically and ecologically important plants such as the pomegranate and water caltrop, along with ornamental species like crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia).
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Species
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Lythraceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyLythraceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
千屈菜科（学名：Lythraceae）， 包括32属大约500-600种植物，绝大部分是草本，也有少数灌木或乔木。广泛分布在全世界热带和温带地区。 2003年的APG II 分类法将石榴科和菱科劃歸成為千屈菜科的亞科。
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Research
3,216 papers- A comprehensive genus-level phylogeny and biogeographical history of the Lythraceae based on whole plastome sequences.Annals of botany · 2023Inglis PW, Cavalcanti TB, Facco MG et al.DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad091
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Fruits and seeds
- Distribution
- Economic importance
- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes 28 genera and about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. The larger genera include Cuphea (275 spp.), Lagerstroemia (56), Nesaea (50), Rotala (45), and Lythrum (35). It also includes the members of the former families of the pomegranate (Punica granatum, formerly in Punicaceae) and of the water caltrop (Trapa natans, formerly in Trapaceae). Lythraceae has a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics, but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.
The family is named after the type genus, Lythrum, the loosestrifes (e.g. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife) and also includes henna (Lawsonia inermis). It now includes the pomegranate, formerly classed in a separate family Punicaceae. The family also includes the widely cultivated crape myrtle trees. Botanically, the leaves are usually in pairs (opposite), and the flower petals emerge from the rim of the calyx tube. The petals often appear crumpled.