Cyclanthaceae

Description

220 spp.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

Growing form

Herbs; usually climbers, some stemless rosettes

Leaf

Leaves: alternate; palmate, bifid or entire; petiole base sheathing; midvein less clear than in palms, no hastula

Flower

Inflorescence a thick unbranched spadix. Monoecious. Flower: 4-angled; 0 or 4 tepals: many stamens (4 staminodes in female flower); ovary inferior

Fruit and seed

A berry

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

A total of observations in Finland ?
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Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Cyclanthaceae
Author
Poit. ex A. Rich
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4986371
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants
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