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Polemoniaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 136. 1789. nom. cons. 'Phlox Family'
Polemoniaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 136. 1789. nom. cons. 'Phlox Family'
Salient Features
Salient Features
Members are herbs, shrubs or small trees.
Leaves simple or pinnatisect, or palmatisect, in spirals or opposite.
Flowers in head-like cymes, typically 5-merous synsepalous and sympetalous.
Stamens 5, epipetalous, alternipetalous.
Gynoecium usually of 3 united carpels, ovary superior, locules as many as carpels, ovules in axile placentation.
Fruit a loculicidal capsule.
Diversity:
Diversity:
World- 30 genera, 455 species (The Plant List 2013); 26 genera, 350 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 22 genera, 375 species (Mabberley 2017); 27 genera, 414 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 1 genera, 1 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 3 genera, 4 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 2 genera, 3 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 2 genera, 2 species (Uniyal et al. 2000)
General Characters:
General Characters:
Polemoniaceae in Watson & Dallwitz (1992 onwards)
Polemoniaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Polemoniaceae 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- Asteranae, Order- Ericales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Gamopetalae
Series : Bicarpellatae
Orders : Polemoniales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Metachlamydeae
Order : Tubiflorae
Suborder : Convolvulineae
Hutchinson (1973)
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum : Dicotyledones
Division : Herbaceae
Order : Polemoniales
Cronquist (1988)
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Asteridae
Order : Solanales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Asteridae
Super Order: Ericanae
Order : Polemoniales
Takhtajan (2009)
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Super Order : Ericanae
Order : Polemoniales
Reveal (2012)
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order : Ericanae
Order : Ericales
Suborder : Polemoniineae
APG-IV (2016)
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superasterids
Clade : Asterids
Order : Ericales
Shipunov (2020)
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Asteridae
Super Order : Asteranae
Order : Ericales
Suborder : Polemoniineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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***Cultivated Flora***
***Cultivated Flora***
Phlox drummondii Hook.
Vernacular name: Annual Phlox, Drummond's phlox
Nativity: Texas and USA (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Erect annual herbs. Upper leaves alternate, lower leves opposite, all sessile, ovate- lanceolate. Inflorescence corymbose cyme. Flowers variously coloured.
Flowering period: December to May
Propagation Methods: Grown by seeds (Dave’s Garden)
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