Typhaceae
| Typhaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Typha latifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Typhaceae Juss.[1] |
| Genera | |
The Typhaceae (/taɪˈfeɪsii/) are a family of flowering plants, sometimes called the cattail family.[2] The botanical name for the family has been recognized by most taxonomists.
Description
Members can be recognized as large
The male flowers either lack a perianth or have six scales. They may also have club shaped threads or wedge or spatula shaped scales that are intermingled with the flowers. They have between two and seven stamens.[3]
The female flowers have a perianth of fine hairs or scales. These may be accompanied by slender bracteoles. The ovary is one chambered and contains a single pendulous ovule. The style is simple and the stigma simple and long.[3]
The fruit may or may not be stalked and the pericarp may be thick or thin. The seeds are endospermous with a cylindric embryo.[3]
Fossils
The earliest fossils, including pollen and flowers, have been recovered from late Cretaceous deposits.[4]
Taxonomic history
The
The
The Wettstein system, last updated in 1935, placed the family in order Pandanales.
References
- ^ Stevens, P. F. "ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY WEBSITE, version 12". Typhaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Flowers - Cattail Family, Typhaceae - NatureGate". www.luontoportti.com.
- ^ a b c d Phillips, Edwin Percy (1951). The genera of South African flowering plants. South Africa: Government Printer.
- ^ Bremer, K. (2002). "Gondwanan Evolution of the Grass Alliance of Families (Poales)." Evolution, 56(7): 1374-1387. [1]
- .
External links
Media related to Typhaceae at Wikimedia Commons- links at CSDL
