Plumbaginaceae
\n| Plumbaginaceae |
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\nPerez's Sealavender
\nLimonium perezii\n |
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\n| Genera |
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\n(examples)
\nArmeria
\nCeratostigma
\nLimonium
\nPlumbago\n |
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The
Plumbaginaceae are a
family of
flowering plants that includes a number of popular
garden species, which are grown world wide for their attractive flowers. They are sometimes referred to as the
leadwort family or the
plumbago family.
Most
species in this family are perennial plants growing as forbs, but a few grow as lianas or
shrubs. The plants are
hermaphrodite and are fertilised by
insects. They are found in many different climatic regions, from arctic to tropical conditions, but are particularly associated with salt
steppes, marshes, and sea coasts.
Under the
Cronquist system, the Plumbaginaceae were placed in a separate order, the
Plumbaginales, which included no other families. More modern classifications, such as that of the
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, place them in the
Caryophyllales.
Nearly 800 species are currently recognised in this family, organised into about 24 genera. Genera include:\n*
Acantholimon\n*
Aegialitis \n*
Armeria, the thriftss or seapinks\n*
Bamiana\n*
Buciniczea\n*
Cephalorhizum\n*
Ceratostigma, the leadwoods\n*
Chaetolimon\n*
Dictyolimon\n*
Dyerophytum\n*
Eremolimon\n*
Ghasnianthus\n*
Goniolimon\n*
Ikonnikovia\n*
Limoniastrum\n*
Limoniopsis\n*
Limonium, some members of which were formerly classified as
Statice, the sealavenders or statices\n*
Meullerolimon\n*
Neogontscharovia\n*
Plumbagella\n*
Plumbago, the leadworts or plumbagos\n*
Popoviolimon\n*
Psylliostachys\n*
Vassilczenkoa
External link
\n* Entry in Watson and Dallwitz's 'The families of flowering plants'
