Lythraceae

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Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes species such as loosestrifes and crape myrtles, many of which are known for their ornamental value and showy flowers.

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Lythraceae canonical 58

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName loosestrife family
distribution cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical regions
economicUse dye plants
fruit crops
ornamental plants
timber
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType berry
capsule
growthForm herbs
shrubs
trees
hasApproximateNumberOfGenera about 30
hasApproximateNumberOfSpecies about 600
includesGenus Adenaria
Ammannia
Crenea
Cuphea
Decodon
Didiplis
Diplusodon
Duabanga
Galpinia
Ginoria
Heimia
Hionanthera
Lafoensia
Lagerstroemia
Lawsonia
Lythrum
Nesaea
Pemphis
Peplis
Peridiscus
Physocalymma
Physostemon
Pleurophora
Punica
Rotala
Salvadoropsis
Sonneratia
Tetrataxis
Trapa
Woodfordia
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite or whorled
namedAfter genus Lythrum
linked to: Lythrum
notableSpecies Lagerstroemia indica
Lythrum salicaria
linked to: Lythrum

Punica granatum
order Myrtales
ovaryPosition superior or partly inferior
perianth distinct calyx and corolla
photosyntheticPathway C3
recognizedBy APG IV system
subfamily Lythroideae
Punicoideae
Sonneratioideae
linked to: Sonneratiaceae
taxonRank family
typeGenus Lythrum

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Myrtales includesFamily Lythraceae
subject linked to: order Myrtales
Lagerstroemia family Lythraceae
subject linked to: Lagerstroemia (crape myrtle)
Lythrum parentTaxon Lythraceae
Lythrum family Lythraceae
Sonneratia family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia indica family Lythraceae
Trapaceae previouslyIncludedIn Lythraceae
Punica family Lythraceae
Punica belongsTo Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia fauriei family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia subcostata family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia limii family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia floribunda family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia loudonii family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia villosa family Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia family Lythraceae
Trapa family Lythraceae
Trapa natans family Lythraceae
Nesaea family Lythraceae
Rotala family Lythraceae
Ammannia family Lythraceae
Decodon verticillatus family Lythraceae
subject linked to: Decodon
Peplis family Lythraceae
Peplis portula family Lythraceae
subject linked to: Peplis
Diplusodon family Lythraceae
Physocalymma family Lythraceae
Physocalymma scaberrimum family Lythraceae
subject linked to: Physocalymma
Lafoensia family Lythraceae
Lafoensia describedInTaxonFamily Lythraceae
Lawsonia family Lythraceae
Ginoria family Lythraceae
Ginoria isSubtaxonOf Lythraceae
Pemphis family Lythraceae
Tetrataxis family Lythraceae
Tetrataxis belongsToFamily Lythraceae
Tetrataxis isMemberOf Lythraceae
Tetrataxis taxonomicGroup Lythraceae
Tetrataxis higherClassification Lythraceae
Didiplis family Lythraceae
Crenea family Lythraceae
Hionanthera family Lythraceae
Hionanthera isPartOf Lythraceae
Hionanthera belongsTo Lythraceae
Salvadoropsis family Lythraceae
Peridiscus family Lythraceae
Lythroideae parentTaxon Lythraceae
Lythroideae isPartOf Lythraceae
Lythroideae family Lythraceae
Galpinia family Lythraceae
Galpinia transvaalica family Lythraceae
subject linked to: Galpinia