List of families with CAM plants

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The list of families with CAM plants provides an overview of the plant families and genera in which Crassulacean acid metabolism occurs.

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Department of Vascular Spore Plants
Brachsenkrautgewächse (Isoëtaceae) Isoetes Isoetes lacustris Lake bream
Potted fern family (Polypodiaceae) Drymoglossum , Pyrrosia , Polypodium Polypodium crassifolium
Seed Plants Department
Welwitschia plants (Welwitschiaceae) Welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis Welwitschie
Pepper family (Piperaceae) Peperomia Peperomia magnoliifolia Peperomia magnoliifolia
Midday flowers (Aizoaceae) Aptenia , Brownanthus , Carpobrotus , Cheiridopsis , Conophytum , Delosperma , Lithops , Mesembryanthemum , Mitrophyllum , Prenia , Psilocaulon , Ruschia , Tetragonia , Trichodiadema Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Ice herb
Cactus family (Cactaceae) Carnegiea , Cereus , Cephalocereus , Echinocereus , Echinomastus , Echinopsis , Epiphyllum , Ferocactus , Mammillaria , Opuntia , Pereskia , Schlumbergera Carnegiea gigantea Carnegiea gigantea
Didiereaceae Alluaudia , Didierea Didierea trollii Didierea trollii
Purslane family (Portulacaceae) Anacampseros , Ceraria , Portulaca , Portulacaria , Talinum , Hydrophyllum ?, Myrmecodia Portulaca grandiflora Portulaca grandiflora
Thick-leaf family (Crassulaceae) Aeonium , Cotyledon , Crassula , Diamorpha , Dudleya , Echeveria , Kalanchoe , Sedum , Sempervivum , Tylecodon , Umbilicus Kalanchoe beharensis Kalanchoe beharensis
Wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae) Oxalis Oxalis carnosa var. Hirta
Cranesbill family (Geraniaceae)
Grapevines (Vitaceae) Cissus Cissus quadrangularis Cissus quadrangularis
Pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) Xerosicyos Xerosicyos danguyi Xerosicyos danguyi
Soap tree family (Sapindaceae)
Clusiaceae Clusia Balsam apple ( Clusia rosea ) Balsam apple
Flacourtiaceae
Passion flower family (Passifloraceae)
Rhizophora plants (Rhizophoraceae)
Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) Euphorbia , Monadenium , Synadenium Euphorbia submammillaris Euphorbia submammillaris
Spindle trees (Celastraceae)
Umbelliferae (Apiaceae)
Korbblütengewächse (Asteraceae) Aster , Kleinia , Notonia , Senecio Aster tripolium Aster tripolium
Ebony Family (Ebenaceae)
Dog poison plants (Apocynaceae) - subfamily silk plants (Asclepiadoideae) Caralluma , Dischidia , Hoya , Stapelia Dischidia nummularia Dischidia nummularia
Red family (Rubiaceae)
Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) Littorella Littorella uniflora Littorella uniflora
Gesneriaceae (Gesneriaceae) Codonanth Codonanthe crassifolia Codonanthe crassifolia
Mint family (Lamiaceae) Plectranthus Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus
Frog-spoon family (Alismataceae)
Frog-bite family
Butcher's broom family (Ruscaceae) Sansevieria Sansevieria zeylanica Sansevieria zeylanica
Agave family (Agavaceae) Agave , yucca Agave deserti Agave deserti
Affodilla family (Asphodelaceae) Aloe , Gasteria Aloe arborescens Aloe arborescens
Orchid family (Orchidaceae) Arachnis , Ascocentrum , Brassolaeliocattleya , Bulbophyllum , Cadetia , Campylocentrum , Cattleya , Chiloschista , Cymbidium , Dendrobium , Encyclia , Epidendrum , Eria , Flickingeria , Micro Pera , Oberonia , Phalaenopsis , Pholidota , Plectorrhiza , Pomatocalpa , Rhinerrhiza , Robiquetia , Saccolabiopsis , Sarcochilus , Schoenorchis , Schomburgkia , Taeniophyllum , Trachoma , Thrixspermum , Vanda , Vanilla Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata
Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Pineapple , Aechmea , Araeococcus , Billbergia , Bromelia , Dyckia , Guzmania , Hechtia , Hohenbergia , Nidularium , Tillandsia Pineapple comosus Pineapple Langevin.JPG
Commelina plants (Commelinaceae) Tradescantia Tradescantia acaulis
Eriocaulaceae

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ulrich Lüttge: Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants . 2nd edition, Springer, 2008, ISBN 9783540717928 , p. 156
  2. ^ OH Sayed: Crassulacean Acid Metabolism 1975-2000, a Check List . In: Photosynthetica . Volume 39, No. 3, Springer Netherlands 2001, pp. 339-352, doi : 10.1023 / A: 1020292623960 .
  3. Joseph AM Holtum, Klaus Winter: Degrees of crassulacean acid metabolism in tropical epiphytic and lithophytic ferns . In: Australian Journal of Plant Physiology . Volume 26, No. 8, pp. 749-757, 1999, doi : 10.1071 / PP99001 .
  4. Lonnie J. Guralnick, Gerald Edwards, Maurice SB Ku, Brandon Hockema, Vince Franceschi: Photosynthetic and anatomical characteristics in the C4-crassulacean acid metabolism-cycling plant Portulaca grandiflora . In: Functional Plant Biology Volume 29, No. 6, pp. 763-773, 2002, doi : 10.1071 / PP01176