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Mignonette family
Resedaceae Martinov
モクセイソウ科
A herbaceous family centered around the Mediterranean and western Asia, comprising about 6 genera and 75 species. In Japan, the naturalized species Reseda luteola and R. lutea have been recorded. Many species have fragrant flowers.
Key Characteristics
- ●Leaves are alternate, entire or pinnately lobed
- ●Flowers are zygomorphic with 4–8 petals that are deeply fringed at the margins
- ●Stamens are numerous
- ●Fruit is a capsule open at the top
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
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Present
Flower symmetry
Zygomorphic
Petal count
4 petals
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4
Plant sex
Dioecious / Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Brassicales > Resedaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (ca. 55 million years ago)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Adaptation to the dry Mediterranean climate
- ・Phylogenetic placement within glucosinolate-producing Brassicales confirmed
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