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Gooseberry family
Grossulariaceae
スグリ科
A family consisting of a single genus Ribes with about 150 species (under APG IV). Widely distributed in temperate to subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with Ribes species native to Japan. Many species produce edible fruits used for jams and fruit wines.
Key Characteristics
- ●Shrubs, some species bearing thorns on branches
- ●Leaves palmately lobed
- ●Flowers small, pentamerous, with a well-developed tubular hypanthium
- ●Produce edible berries
- ●Monoecious
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 / Palmate
Leaf margin
Serrate / Dentate / Entire / Crenate
Growth form
Shrub
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Present / Absent
Aromatic
Aromatic / None
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
4 petals / 5 petals / Many
Ovary position
Inferior
Stamen count
3-4 / 5
Plant sex
Dioecious / Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Saxifragales > Grossulariaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (approx. 50 million years ago)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Differentiation as a monogeneric family separated from Saxifragaceae
- ・Adaptation and diversification in cold Northern Hemisphere environments
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