Euptelea
| Euptelea | |
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| Euptelea polyandra | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Eupteleaceae K.Wilh.[1] |
| Genus: | Euptelea Siebold & Zucc. |
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Euptelea is a genus of two species[2] of flowering plants in the monogeneric family Eupteleaceae. The genus is found from Assam east through China to Japan, and consists of shrubs or small trees:
- Euptelea pleiosperma
- Euptelea polyandra
The family Eupteleaceae has been recognized by many taxonomists. The APG III system (2009;[3] unchanged from the APG II system of 2003 and the APG system of 1998), recognizes it and places it in the order Ranunculales, in the clade eudicots. The family consists of a single genus Euptelea, with two species, native to eastern Asia.
Euptelea polyandra is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.
The flowers lack sepals and petals. The anthers are basifixed, and the leaves are arranged in whorls.[4]
References
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ↑ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x, retrieved 2010-12-10
- ↑ Yi Ren, Hong-Fang Li, Liang Zhao, and Peter K. Endress. 2007. "Floral Morphogenesis in Euptelea (Eupteleaceae, Ranunculales)." Annals of Botany 100(2):185-193. (see "External links" below).
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External links
- Flora of China: Euptelea pleiosperma
- short description of Euptelea pleiosperma
- photograph and short description of Euptelea pleiosperma
- photograph of Euptelea pleiosperma
- Floral Morphology in Euptelea doi:10.1093/aob/mcm106
- Eupteleaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
- Flora of China: Eupteleaceae
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL, Texas
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