Family exam2 Flashcards
- Lianas w/opposite tendrils used in climbing
- Prominent nectar disk present between stamens and ovary
Vitaceae
Economic Importance:
-Grapes, wine, raisins
Vitaceae
- Often w/gland-headed hairs producing aromatic oils
- flowers bisexual w/superior ovary
- Fruit a schizocarp w/5 segment
Geraniaceae
Economic Importance:
- ornaments
- used in perfumes
Geraniaceae
- herbs/shrubs w/ hypanthium present and prolonged above ovary
- Pollen associated with Viscin threads
- fruits a berry
Onagraceae
Economic Importance:
-Ornaments: Fuchsia, Oenothera, Clarkia
Onagraceae
- well developed resin canals present that produce a clear sap that often causes dermatitis
- Inflorescence a raceme or panicle
- fruit a flattened asymmetrical drupe
Anacardiaceae
Economic Importance:
-Pistachio, mangoes, cashews, smoke tree, sumac, Brazilian pepper
Anacardiaceae
- woody with palmate leaves-male, buck eye
- fruits a 1-seeded pericarps or leathery capsule
- Stamens 5-12 distinct, superior ovary
Sapindaceae
Economic Importance:
- Lychee, Logan, rambutan
- caffeine rich beverages, maple syrup, natural soap
Sapindaceae
- fused anther filaments
- schizocarp, stellate hairs
- lvs generally palmate
- frequently w/conspicuous bracts forming epicalyx
Malvaceae
Economic Importance:
-chocolate, cola seeds, durian fruits, cotton
Malvaceae
- meadowfoam, vernal pools
- fruit 1-5 nutlets, sepals and petals free
Limnanthaceae
- fruit 2-carpellary capsule- silique
- stamens 4 long, 2 short
Brassicaceae
Economic Importance:
- radishes
- black mustard
Brassicaceae
- lvs opposite, generally pinnately camped
- mostly arid habitats
- petals twisted
- fruit a spiny capsule
Zygophyllaceae
Economic Importance:
- Guaiacum: Lignum Vitae (hard dense wood)
- Larrea: Creosote bush
Zygophyllaceae
- oxalic acid
- herbs from bulb-like tubers
- palmate, pinnate lvs, 5 short, 5 tall stamens
Oxalidaceae
Economic Importance:
-Star fruit, oca
Oxilidaceae
- trees, shrubs, herbs, vines, or succulent containing lactifers w/milky latex
- leaves spirally alternate, paired nectar glands present at blade base or on petiole
- fruits a schizocarp
Euphorbiaceae
Economic Importance:
- rubber tree
- tung oil
- cassava
Euphorbiaceae
- leaves opposite or whorled with pellucid or black dots, no stipules
- stamens numerous, innermost developing first
Hypericaceae
Economic Importance:
- medicinal: st.John’s wort
- ornaments
Hypericaceae
- tree/shrubs often w/phenolic heterosides such as salicin or poplin
- Carpels 2-4, superior to half inferior ovary w/parietal placentation
- fruit a capsule
Salicaceae
