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Lythraceae J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175. 1805. nom. cons. 'Lawsonia Family'
Lythraceae J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175. 1805. nom. cons. 'Lawsonia Family'
Characteristic Features:
Characteristic Features:
Herbs, shrubs or trees
Leaves usually opposite, lacking punctate glands
Flowers with prominent and ridged, coloured hypanthium, valvate calyx lobe at hypanthial apex and crumpled- imbricate petals in bud
Stamens numerous, ovary superior or inferior
Fruit is capsule, or berry or drupe like
Diversity:
Diversity:
World- 31 genera 604 species (The Plant List 2013); 27 genera, 620 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 28 genera, 500 species (Mabberely 2017); 28 genera, 679 species (Roskov et al. 2020)
India - 11 genera 53 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 9 genera, 65 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 7 genera, 19 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 5 genera 15 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
General Characters:
Lythraceae in POWO 2019 (Plants of the World Online)
Lythraceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic Position of the 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- Rosanae, Order-Myrtales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Polypetalae
Series : Calyciflorae
Orders : Myrtales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Myrtiflorae
Hutchinson (1973)
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum : Dicotyledones
Division : Lignosae
Order : Myrtales
Cronquist (1988)
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Myrtales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Takhtajan (2009)
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Reveal (2012)
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Suborder : Onagrineae
APG-IV (2016)
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superrosids
Clade : Rosids
Clade : Malvids
Order : Myrtales
Shipunov (2020)
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Malvanae
Order : Myrtales
Suborder : Onagrineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
~~~Wild Flora~~~
Ammannia multiflora Roxb.
Ammannia verticillata (Ard.) Lam.
Lagerstroemia parviflora Roxb.
***Cultivated Flora***
***Cultivated Flora***
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth.
Vernacular name: Mexican Heather, Mexican false heather, False heather, Hawaiian heather
Nativity: Mexico to Central America (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Evergreen subshrubs. Leaves simple, subsessile, opposite, oblong- elliptic. Flowers trumpet shaped, solitary axillary.
Flowering period: Almost throughout the year
Propagation Methods: Propagated by cuttings and by seeds (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ Garden Section
Punica granatum L.
Vernacular name: Pomegranate (English); Anar (Hindi)
Common Characteristics: Branched shrubs. Leaves opposite to subopposite, oblong- lanceolate. Flower orange-red, lateral or terminal.
Flowering period: April to June
Propagation Methods: Propagated by stem cuttings (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ Yamunotri Bhawan
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