Argophyllaceae

Argophyllaceae
	Corokia × virgata
Systematics
	Eudicotyledons
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
	Asterids
	Euasterids II
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Argophyllaceae
Scientific name
	Argophyllaceae
	( Engl. ) Takht.

The Argophyllaceae are a family of plants in the order of the aster-like (Asterales). The 17 or so species are native to New Zealand , eastern Australia , New Caledonia , Polynesia and the island of Rapa Iti .

description

Illustration from the annals of the Natural History Museum in Vienna , 1907 by Argophyllum laxum

Corokia buddleioides

Zigzag shrub ( Corokia cotoneaster )

Vegetative characteristics

They are bushes or trees . The alternate leaves are arranged in a petiole and a leaf blade. The simple leaf blades have a smooth or slightly toothed leaf margin . Stipules are missing.

Generative characteristics

Usually racemose inflorescences are formed; sometimes these are reduced and the flowers stand together in small bunches.

The hermaphrodite flowers are radial symmetry and four to six-fold. The sepals are only fused in the lower half or are rarely completely free. The petals are free or rarely fused, with a membranous scales at the base. The free stamens are slightly shorter than the petals. The ovary is subordinate or semi-subordinate.

The two genera have different fruits, see genera .

Systematics

The families Argophyllaceae, Phellinaceae and Alseuosmiaceae form a related group within the order Asterales . These genera belonged to the Saxifragaceae family or the earlier Escalloniaceae R.Br. ex Dumort.

The family of Argophyllaceae contains only two genera with about 17 to 21 species :

Argophyllum J.R. Forst. & G.Forst. : They form capsule fruits with many seeds. It contains 11 to 15 species.
Corokia A. Cunn. : They form drupes with a seed. The four to six species occur in Australia , New Zealand , Polynesia and on the island of Rapa Iti .

use

The zigzag shrub ( Corokia cotoneaster Raoul ) comes from New Zealand and is an evergreen shrub with zigzag-shaped branches on which clusters of small, fragrant, yellow flowers and elongated-elliptical, red or yellow fruits are formed in the leaf axils of the small leaves. It is not often used as an ornamental plant. Especially in warmer coastal areas, they tolerate open locations or partial shade and are therefore planted there as hedges.

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The family of argophyllaceae in APWebsite . (Sections Description and Systematics)
GJ Harden: The Argophyllaceae Family in the New South Wales Flora Online . (Sections Description and Systematics)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d GJ Harden: The Argophyllaceae family in the New South Wales Flora Online .
↑ Jesper Kårehed, Johannes Lundberg, Birgitta Bremer, Kare Bremer: Evolution of the Australasian Families Alseuosmiaceae, Argophyllaceae, and Phellinaceae. In: Systematic Botany , Volume 24, Issue 4, 1999. JSTOR 2419649
↑ Argophyllaceae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved September 5, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Argophyllaceae - collection of images, videos, and audio files

[NewSouthWalesFloraOnline-1] GJ Harden: The Argophyllaceae family in the New South Wales Flora Online .

[Kårehed1999-2] Jesper Kårehed, Johannes Lundberg, Birgitta Bremer, Kare Bremer: Evolution of the Australasian Families Alseuosmiaceae, Argophyllaceae, and Phellinaceae. In: Systematic Botany , Volume 24, Issue 4, 1999. JSTOR 2419649

[GRIN-3] Argophyllaceae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved September 5, 2013.