Hydrophylloideae
Tufts Schön ( Phacelia tanacetifolia )
The water -leaved plants ( Hydrophylloideae ) are a subfamily of the family Boraginaceae ( Boraginaceae ) within the angiosperms ( Magnoliopsida ). In this subfamily, there are 17 genera and about 225 (up to 300 ) types. The name of the family comes from the fact that the leaves of some species are translucent " watery ".
Your natural distribution has the subfamily in all continents, except Antarctica and Europe.
The species of the subfamily are an annual and perennial herbaceous plants or subshrubs. The plants are usually hairy. The leaves are usually alternate, rarely opposite sides. They are usually hairy and glandular. They can be simple or compound. Stipules absent.
The flowers are often individually in zymösen or paniculate inflorescences. The hermaphrodite, radial symmetry flowers are usually fünfzählig. The five sepals are usually fused at their base; they grow to maturity and fruit are usually still present in the fruits. The five petals are often blue to purple. It's mostly just a circle with five stamens present. In many species, the stamens have a pair of small appendages at the base of the stamens. These protect the nectaries. Two carpels are fused into a most superior ovaries. The one or two pen end in a capitate stigma. Pollination is by Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera ) ( entomophily ).
Are formed zweifächerige capsule fruits.
System
To subfamily include some garden ornamentals, such as the grove flower ( Nemophila ) and Phacelia.
For sub-family of water -leaved plants ( Hydrophylloideae ) following 17 to 20 genera include:
- Codon: With about four species.
- Draperia: With only one type: Draperia systyla (Gray) Torr. ex Gray
- Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth.
- Tricardia watsoni
- Turricula parryi
Taxa of the previous families: Ellisiaceae, Eutocaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Sagoneaceae now belong in this subfamily.
Swell
- Description of the subfamily in the APWesite. (English )
- Characteristics Superb overview of the family / subfamily. (English )