Daphniphyllum

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Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum teysmannii from Japan

Daphniphyllum teysmannii from Japan

Systematics
Class : Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
Eudicotyledons
Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order : Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family : Daphniphyllaceae
Genre : Daphniphyllum
Scientific name of the  family
Daphniphyllaceae
Rubbish. Arg.
Scientific name of the  genus
Daphniphyllum
flower
Leaves of Daphniphyllum teysmannii
Flowers of Daphniphyllum teysmannii
Fruits of Daphniphyllum teysmannii

Daphniphyllum , German also apparent Laurel called, is the only plant genus of the family of Daphniphyllaceae . It contains about ten to 40 evergreen species from East Asia .

description

The species in this genus are evergreen , laurel-like trees or shrubs . The stalked leaves are arranged alternately and are (pseudo-whorled) heaped at the branch ends. The leaf blade is not lobed and not compound, the leaf margins are smooth, often frosted on the underside. Stipules are missing

The species are single sexed ( monoecious ). In traubigen inflorescences that are flowers together. The small flowers are functionally male or female. There are two to six sepals available; Petals are not present; in some species the sepals are also absent. The male flowers contain five to twelve stamens . In the female two (rarely four) are carpels to an under standing ovary fused with which two- or four-part rare stylus . Round drupes with a frosted skin are produced.

distribution

The distribution area of ​​the genus is in East Asia. It extends from Japan and South Korea through China to the rear of India . The Malaysian and Indonesian islands are also settled. An isolated occurrence can be found in Sri Lanka and in southern India.

Systematics

The genus Daphniphyllum was established by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1827 , and in 1869 it was classified in the Daphniphyllaceae family. The closer relationships among the saxifrage species are still unclear, as the sister group of Daphniphyllum both cake trees ( Cercidiphyllaceae ) and peonies (Paeoniaceae) have been named. The genus includes between ten and over 30 species, depending on the author. The only species occasionally cultivated as an ornamental wood in Central Europe is Daphniphyllum macropodum .

Here is a list of species:

supporting documents

  • Min Tianlu & Klaus Kubitzki (design): Daphniphyllaceae . In: Wu, ZY, Raven, PH (Ed.): Flora of China . [4]
  • PF Stevens (2001+): Daphniphyllaceae . Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. [5]
  • Description of the family at DELTA.

Individual evidence

  1. Blume (1827): Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië . P. 1152. [1]
  2. ^ Johannes Müller Argoviensis in Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1869): Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis . Volume 16 (1): 1. [2]
  3. Hilu et al. (2003), quoted in Stevens
  4. Hermsen et al. (2006b), cited in Stevens
  5. Stevens
  6. ^ Tianlu & Kubitzki
  7. ^ R. Govaerts: World Checklist of Daphniphyllaceae . The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [3]
  8. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Daphniphyllum. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 12, 2015.

Web links

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