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Moschatel family
Adoxaceae
レンプクソウ科
A family reorganized under the APG system by transferring Sambucus and Viburnum from Caprifoliaceae. Includes Adoxa, Sambucus, Viburnum, and related genera. About 5 genera and 200 species are known, distributed mainly in the Northern Hemisphere.
Key Characteristics
- ●Flowers small, in cymose to corymbose inflorescences
- ●Corolla 4–5-lobed
- ●Fruits are berries (drupes) ripening red to black
- ●Leaves opposite, pinnately compound or simple
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Compound
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Compound type
Ternate
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic / Zygomorphic
Petal count
6 petals / Many
Ovary position
Half-inferior
Stamen count
1-2 / 3-4
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Dipsacales > Adoxaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Reorganization of the family under the APG system (separation from Caprifoliaceae)
- ・Development of bird dispersal via fleshy fruits
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