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Lopseed family
Phrymaceae
ハエドクソウ科
A family expanded under the APG system with the inclusion of Mimulus and related genera. Phryma leptostachya is native to Japan, with fruits that attach to clothing for dispersal. The diversity center is among Mimulus species in western North America.
Key Characteristics
- ●Corolla sympetalous, zygomorphic and bilabiate
- ●Stamens 4 (didynamous)
- ●Fruits of Phryma enclosed in calyx with retrorsely barbed hooks for epizoochory
- ●Leaves opposite
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Serrate / Dentate / Entire
Growth form
Herb / Shrub
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Zygomorphic
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Lamiales > Phrymaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene to Neogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Expansion of the family through inclusion of Mimulus under the APG system
- ・Evolution of epizoochory via retrorsely barbed hooks
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