Datiscaceae
Taxobox
name = Cucurbitales
image_caption = "Datisca cannabina"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Cucurbitales
familia = Datiscaceae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
*Datisca
Datiscaceae are a family of Dicotyledonous plants, containing two species of the genus "Datisca". Two other genera, "Octomeles" and "Tetrameles" are now classified in the Tetramelaceae family.
Datiscaceae are slim herbaceous plants, with alternate and pennate leaves.
Species
The genus "Datisca" contains two species; one from Asia and one from North America.[cite book | url = http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg | pages = 537 | title = A Flora of California: Volume II Capparidaceae to Cornacea | author = Willis Linn Jepson | year = 1936 ] ]The species "Datisca cannabina" is found from Crete and Turkey all the way to the Himalayas (as far east as Nepal). It grows to about two meters tall and in May to August it produces small yellow flowers. It is grown for ornamental foliage and can produce a laxative or a yellow dye. [cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=220003876 | work = Nepal Checklist | title = Datisca cannabina L. | accessdate = 2007-12-16 ] [cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220003876 | work = Flora of Pakistan | title = Datisca cannabina | accessdate = 2007-12-16 ] It looks like hemp. [cite web | url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-152267/Datisca-cannabina | title = Datisca cannabina (plant) | work = Encyclopædia Britannica online | accessdate = 2007-12-16 ]
The north american species "Datisca glomerata" is native to California and Nevada. [cite web | url = http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DAGL2 | work = PLANTS | title = Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. (Durango root) | accessdate = 2007-12-16 ]
References
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