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Hernandia family
Hernandiaceae
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A tropical family placed in Laurales under APG III. Hernandia nymphaeifolia is native to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, found near mangrove forest margins along coasts. Fruits are enclosed in wing-like involucral bracts, adapted for wind and water dispersal.
Key Characteristics
- โLarge leaves (peltate or palmately lobed)
- โFruits enclosed in wing-like bracts, adapted for wind and water dispersal
- โFlowers small with 4โ8 tepals
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values โ multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple / Compound
Venation
Palmate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Tree / Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Compound type
Palmate
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Absent
Aromatic
Aromatic
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
6 petals / Many
Ovary position
Inferior
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite / Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Magnoliids > Laurales > Hernandiaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 80 Ma onwards)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ใปAdaptation for long-distance dispersal to islands via winged fruit structures
- ใปSpecialization to tropical coastal environments
Plants in Hernandia family on this site
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