Grossulariaceae

format_list_bulleted Contenido keyboard_arrow_down
ImprimirCitar

Grossulariaceae is a family of plants of the order saxifragales consisting of two genera, seven subgenera and about 150 species.

Distribution and habitat

It inhabits the cold and humid regions of the northern hemisphere and South America.

Description

They are deciduous shrubs and thorny or unarmed. Alternate or fasciculated leaves, simple, palmate and lobed, often veined, stipules absent or adnate to the petioles. The flowers appear solitary or in clusters, they are bisexual or unisexual by abortion. Calyx tube attached to ovary, lobes imbricated. Petals free, smaller than the sepals. Stamens as many as the petals and alternating with them. Ovary inferior, unilocular, many ovules in 2 parietal placentas, styles 2, almost united, stigmas undivided. Berry-shaped fruit, surmounted by the persistent calyx.

Taxonomy

The family was described by Augustin Pyrame de Candolle and published in Flore Française. Troisième Édition 4(2): 405. 1805. The type genus is: Grossularia Mill.

Genres

  • Grossularia
  • Ribes

Contenido relacionado

Cell biology

With the invention of the light microscope, it was possible to observe structures never before seen by humans, the cells. These structures were studied in...

Arthrostylidium

Arthrostylidium is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the Poaceae family. It is native to America where it is found in the Caribbean, Venezuela and...

Aromadendron

Aromadendron is a genus of plants in the Magnoliaceae family. Flora of...
Más resultados...
Tamaño del texto:
undoredo
format_boldformat_italicformat_underlinedstrikethrough_ssuperscriptsubscriptlink
save