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Figwort family
Scrophulariaceae
ゴマノハグサ科
A family greatly reduced through major reclassification under APG. Many genera formerly included were transferred to Plantaginaceae, Orobanchaceae, Phrymaceae, and others. Currently includes Scrophularia, Verbascum, and related genera.
Key Characteristics
- ●Corolla sympetalous, zygomorphic or actinomorphic
- ●Stamens 4 (didynamous) or 5
- ●Greatly reduced and reorganized under the APG system
- ●Leaves opposite or alternate
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate / Opposite / Whorled
Leaf type
Simple / Compound
Venation
Pinnate / Palmate
Leaf margin
Serrate / Dentate / Entire / Crenate
Growth form
Shrub / Tree / Vine / Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic / Zygomorphic
Petal count
6 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4 / 5
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (ca. 50 Ma onwards)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Reduction of the family through APG reclassification (many genera transferred to other families)
- ・Differentiation of flower forms in response to diverse pollinators
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