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Dillenia family
Dilleniaceae
ビワモドキ科
A family of about 10 genera and 500 species distributed in the tropics and subtropics. No native species in Japan, though some are cultivated as ornamentals. Its phylogenetic position within the core eudicots has been long debated.
Key Characteristics
- ●Petals 5, mostly yellow or white
- ●Stamens numerous, sometimes fasciculate
- ●Leaves large with parallel primary and secondary veins
- ●Sepals persistent, enclosing the fruit
- ●Woody plants (trees to shrubs) or climbers
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate / Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate / Palmate
Leaf margin
Serrate / Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Tree / Vine / Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Present / Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Free
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Dilleniales > Dilleniaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (approx. 85 million years ago)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Early divergence as a basal group within the core eudicots
- ・Range expansion into tropical Asia and Australia
Plants in Dillenia family on this site
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