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Centrolepidaceae
Centrolepis family
Centrolepidaceae
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A small family distributed in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Not found in Japan. Extremely small herbs growing in wetlands and rocky habitats. Flowers are highly reduced and simplified; closely related to Restionaceae under the APG system.
Key Characteristics
- āExtremely small plants with thread-like to hair-like leaves
- āFlowers are very simple, lacking or with reduced perianth
- āGrows in nutrient-poor wetland and rocky habitats
- āClosely related to Restionaceae under the APG system
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values ā multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Parallel
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Ovary position
Superior
Plant sex
Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Poales > Centrolepidaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene to Neogene
Representative Genera
Centrolepiså±ļ¼Centrolepisļ¼
Related Evolution Events
- ć»Formation of predominantly Southern Hemisphere distribution (possible Gondwanan origin)
- ć»Extreme reduction and simplification of flowers
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