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Alismataceae Vent., Tabl. Regn. Veg. 2: 157. 1799. nom. cons.
Alismataceae Vent., Tabl. Regn. Veg. 2: 157. 1799. nom. cons.
'Water Plantain family'
'Water Plantain family'
Characteristic Features:
Characteristic Features:
Occur in marshy or aquatic habitats, contain laticifers
Leaves petiolate, lamina well developed
Flowers solitary or in scapigerous inflorescence with whorled flowers
Perianth differentiated in to sepals and petals
Stamens and carpels 6 or more, free
Carpel with usually one basal ovule
Fruit an aggregate of achenes or follicles
Diversity:
Diversity:
World- 17 genera, 120 species (The Plant List 2013); 17 genera, 115 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 14 genera, 100 species (Mabberley 2017); 17 genera, 116 species (CoL 2021)
India - 6 genera, 14 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 7 genera, 17 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 4 genera, 11 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 3 genera, 6 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
General Characters:
Alismataceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Alismataceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic Position of Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Lilianae, Order- Alismatales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Monocotyledons
Series : Apocarpae
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Monocotyledoneae
Order : Helobiae
Hutchinson (1973)
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum : Monocotyledones
Division : Calyciferae
Order : Alismatales
Cronquist (1988)
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Alismatidae
Order : Alismatales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Alismatidae
Super Order: Alismatanae
Order : Alismatales
Takhtajan (2009)
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Alismatidae
Super Order: Alismatanae
Order : Alismatales
Reveal (2012)
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order : Lilanae
Order : Alismatales
APG-IV (2016)
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Monocots
Order : Alismatales
Shipunov (2021)
Shipunov (2021)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Liliidae
Order : Alismatales
Suborder : Alismatineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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