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Stargrass family
Hypoxidaceae
キンバイザサ科
A small herbaceous family distributed in tropical to temperate regions. Curculigo orchioides occurs in Kyushu and Okinawa in Japan. Many species have bulb-like rhizomes underground and produce yellow flowers.
Key Characteristics
- ●Linear to lanceolate leaves tufted from the base
- ●6 tepals, often yellow
- ●Bulb-like or rhizomatous underground storage organs
- ●Flowering stems erect among the leaves, with few flowers
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
Parallel / Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
4 petals / 6 petals
Ovary position
Inferior
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Storage adaptation to seasonal drought via bulbs and rhizomes
- ・Range expansion into tropical to subtropical grasslands and forest margins
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