- Haloragaceae
taxobox|name = Haloragaceae
image_caption = "Myriophyllum spicatum"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Rosopsida
subclassis=Rosidae
ordo =Saxifragales
familia=Haloragaceae
familia_authority = R.Br.
subdivision_ranks = genera
subdivision = see textHaloragaceae is a family in the order of
Saxifragales , ofdicotyledon flowering plants . In theCronquist system , it was included in the orderHaloragales , but in theAPG II system , it is placed in Saxifragales.Distribution
The distribution of the family is nearly worldwide. The center of species diversity is in
Australia and theSouthern Hemisphere .Description
They are perennial, or occasionally annuals, and mostly leafy plants, although there are woody taxa. Some are land plants and others grow in freshwater. The plants are mainly
monoecious and the flowers are nearly always small and radial. There is only oneovule percarpel . The ovaries aresyncarp and epigynous.Floral formula: or
Genera
In the family there are nine genera, with 145 species:
*"Glischrocaryon "
*"Gonocarpus "
*"Haloragis "
*"Haloragodendron ", with five species of bushes, endemic to Australia
*"Laurembergia "
*"Meziella "
*"Myriophyllum ", with 60 species of water plants
*"Proserpinaca "
*"Vinkia "The taxa of the earlier family Cercodiaceae and Myriophyllaceae are now included in the family Haloragaceae. Earlier, the genus "
Gunnera " was included in this family.External links
* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/family?f=276&level=f&id=276 Taxa of the family in Western Australia]
* [http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/APOL11/sep98-5.html Article about "Haloragodendron lucasii".]
* [http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/h-luc.html Article about "Haloragodendron".]
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