Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-654.11.00
Lythraceae
Botany: 31 genera, 620 species; herbs, some shrubs and trees; worldwide; leaves usually opposite, flowers have petals that emerge from the rim of the calyx tube, crumpled in the bud; many-layered outer integument of the seed; valvulate calyx; grouped vessels in wood; seed coat with many-layered outer integument; petals crumpled in bud.
Taxonomy
Lythraceae is a Family in Myrtales in the Apg3 classification.
In the Plant theory it is treated in the same way and placed in Subphase 1.
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamily Lythroideae: Adenaria; Ammania; Capuronia; Crenea; Cuphea; Decodon; Didiplis; Diplusodon; Galpinia; Ginoria; Haitia; Heimia; Hionanthera; Koehneria; Lafoensia; Lagerstroemia; Lawsonia; Lourtella; Lythrum; Nesaea; Pehria; Pemphis; Physocalymma; Pleurophora; Rotala; Tetrataxis; Woodfordia; Subfamily Punicoideae: Punica.
Subfamily Sonneratioideae: Sonneratia.
Subfamily Duabangoideae: Duabanga.
Subfamily Trapoideae