Onagraceae
Onagraceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 317. 1789. nom. cons. 'Evening-Primrose Family'
Characteristic Features:
Herbs or shrubs
Flowers epiperigynous and usually tetramerous
Stamens 4+4
Gynoecium syncarpous, ovary inferior, monosporic, female gametophyte 4-nucleate
Diversity:
World- 45 genera 832 species (The Plant List 2013); 22 genera, 656 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 21 genera, 650 species (Mabberely 2017); 20 genera, 844 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 6 genera 49 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 6 genera, 72 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 5 genera, 46 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 4 genera 35 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
Onagraceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Onagraceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
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)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Polypetalae
Series : Calyciflorae
Orders : Myrtales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Myrtiflorae
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Herbaceae
Order : Onagrales
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order : Myrtales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Suborder : Onagrineae
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superrosids
Clade : Rosids
Clade : Malvids
Order : Myrtales
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Malvanae
Order : Myrtales
Suborder : Onagrineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
***Cultivated Flora***
Clarkia unguiculata Lindl.
Vernacular name: Clarkia, Garland Flower, Mountain Garland, Elegant Clarkia
Nativity: California to Mexico (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Branched herbs. Leaves simple, lanceolate to ovate. Flower solitary, axillary, calyx cupuliform, corolla paddle like, pink.
Flowering period: January to March
Propagation Methods: Grown by seeds (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ MFC