Cardiopteris family
Cardiopteridaceae
ヤマイモモドキ科
A small family of about 5 genera and 45 species. Distributed in tropical Asia to the Pacific. Some species occur around the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. Recognized as an independent family under the APG system.
Key Characteristics
- ●Mostly trees or woody climbers
- ●Leaves simple and alternate
- ●Flowers small, in cymose inflorescences
- ●Fruits sometimes winged
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire / Serrate
Growth form
Tree / Shrub / Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Free
Ovary position
Superior
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Aquifoliales > Cardiopteridaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene to Neogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Establishment of distribution range in tropical Asia
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