Loasaceae
Encyclopedia
The Loasaceae is a family
of 15-20 genera and about 200-260 species of flowering plant
s in the order Cornales
, native to the Americas
and Africa
. The family comprises annual
, biennial
and perennial
herbaceous
plants, and a few shrub
s and small tree
s.
Genera
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of 15-20 genera and about 200-260 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the order Cornales
Cornales
Cornales is an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterids, containing about 600 species. Plants within Cornales usually have four-parted flowers, drupaceous fruits, and inferior gynoecia topped with disc-shaped nectaries...
, native to the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. The family comprises annual
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
, biennial
Biennial plant
A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots , then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months. Usually the stem remains very short and the leaves are low to the ground, forming...
and perennial
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
plants, and a few shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s and small tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s.
Genera
- Aosa Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Blumenbachia Schrad.
- Caiophora C. Presl
- Cevallia Lag.
- Chichicaste Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- EucnideEucnideEucnide is a genus of plants in the family Loasaceae.Species include:*Eucnide bartonioides Zucc. - Yellow Stingbush*Eucnide rupestris H.J. Thompson & Ernst - Rock Nettle, Rock Stingbush...
Zucc. - Fuertesia Urb.
- Gronovia L.
- Huidobria Gay (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Kissenia R. Br. ex Endl.
- Klaprothia Kunth
- LoasaLoasaLoasa is a genus of ornamental plants in the family Loasaceae. These plants are usually prickly herbs, or subshrubs, and they are native of tropical America....
Adans. - MentzeliaMentzeliaMentzelia is a genus of about 60-70 species of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae, native to the Americas. The genus comprises annual, biennial, and perennial herbaceous plants and a few shrubs....
L. - NasaNasa (plant)Nasa is a genus of plants in the family Loasaceae.Species include:* Nasa aequatoriana* Nasa amaluzensis* Nasa asplundii* Nasa auca* Nasa connectans* Nasa ferox* Nasa glabra* Nasa hornii* Nasa humboldtiana...
Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa) - PetalonyxPetalonyxPetalonyx is a small genus of flowering plants native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. They are known commonly as sandpaper plants, and are most often found in warm, dry desert regions. Sandpaper plants are subshrubs that get their common name from their rough foliage, which...
A. Gray - Plakothira Florence
- Presliophytum (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
- Schismocarpus S. F. Blake
- ScyphanthusScyphanthusScyphanthus is a genus of ornamental plants in the family Loasaceae.-External links:**...
Sweet - Xylopodia Weigend