Asteraceae provide some of the best documented examples of hybrid evolution in plants rieseberg et al. Edis is the electronic data information source of ufifas extension, a collection of information on topics relevant to you. Virus induced gene silencing as a genetic tool in the asteraceae family. Pdf diplazoptilon asteraceae is merged with saussurea based. The asteraceae compositae, alternate name with its approximately 1,620 genera and more than 23,600 species is the largest family of flowering plants stevens, 2001. The asteraceae compositae is the richest vascular plant family.
Asteraceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a list of genera in the plant family asteraceae, the daisies and sunflowers. Family asteraceae australian national botanic gardens. Dandelion and thistle, many are familiar garden flowers aster, chrysanthemum and echinacea. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from. The receptacle of the capitulum is the dilated axis or peduncle apex, in shape a disc, hemisphere or.
Identification of asteraceae family presented by guided by humaira bano dr. The plants of wvdeps rain garden 1 perennials a perennial plant is a plant that lives for more than two years. Diplazoptilon asteraceae is merged with saussurea based on evidence from. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family asteraceae. Various genera and individual species are known to reproduce by apomixis the setting of seed without fertilization, either completely or in addition to normal sexual means. In terms of numbers of species, the asteraceae are rivaled only by the orchidaceae. The family asteraceae, the focus of this volume, hardly needs any introduction. Asexual reproduction is a widespread phenomenon in the asteraceae, with a wide range of mechanisms. An ethnobotanical study on asteraceae family at rajshahi, bangladesh was made.
In addition to the rare adventitious embryony, there are common types of autonomous apomixis, agamospermy apospory, diplospory associated with various forms of embryogenesis parthenogenesis, apogamety. Asteraceae or compositae commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants angiospermae the family includes over 32,000 currently accepted species, in over 1,900 genera in subfamilies. Asteraceae and relationships within asterales johannes lundberg. In addition to the rare adventitious embryony, there are common types of autonomous apomixis, agamospermy apospory, diplospory associated with various forms of. Allergens and plants search enter a full or partial species name to find more information on one of over 1200 potentially allergenic plants. Compositae the uniqueness of the aster or sunflower family is that what first seems to be a single large flower is actually a composite of many smaller flowers. About the classification report about the classification download. Members of the asteraceae are more commonly in flower in late summer and fall in temperate areas. Recently, the international panel of botanists who rule on these things decided that all plant families ought to have the same ending aceae, and be named after a plant typical of the family, so the family is now called asteraceae after the type plant, the aster. Asteraceae or compositae commonly referred tae as the aster, gowan, or sunflouer faimily, is a ower lairge an widespread faimily o angiospermae. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf diplazoptilon is a monotypic genus belonging to the saussurea group.
Contribute to daves garden add a new plant to the list. Plant files begonia species begonia masoniana iron cross was a big surprise success outdoors as a. The family comprises approximately twenty thousand species in 0. The genus antennaria pussytoes, well known in the northern hemisphere, is dioecious, and some of the species are represented in large parts of their range only by pistillate. Interhomeopathy an introduction to the asteraceae family.
The five petals eventually merge over the centre of the floret to protect the. Fruit an achene, often with a persistent pappus of hairs, bristles or scales. Information gathered through structural questionnaire and interviews shows that the tribal and local people who mostly use different plant species for their diseases and ailments. This is the first of three volumes describing the family asteraceae in illinois. Asteraceae plants of the aster or sunflower family previously known as the composite family. Systematics, evolution, and biogeography of compositae pdf. Asteraceae or compositae is an exceedingly large and widespread family of flowering plants with more than 23,600 currently accepted species, spread across 1,620 genera and subfamilies. Classification, diversity, and distribution of chilean asteraceae. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on list of asteraceae genera.
They have a strong aversion to being interfered with. The medicinal value of asteraceae family plants in terms of wound healing activity summary plants have been a great resource of medicinal products which are used for the treatment of several ailments. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In most other asteraceae, a more reduced pattern with fi ve ovary wall bundles two entering the style, in addition to one bundle entering the ovule, is found. We undertake micromorphological and molecular studies to discuss the systematic position of this genus. Glossary of botanical terms used in the asteraceae accepted terms are indicated by boldface. They are either treated or even declared to be synonyms in all the texts using both of the terms that i have ever read. The plants are characterized by their composite flower heads and oneseeded achene fruits. Le nom chrysantheme combine les mots grecs chrysos, or, et anthemon. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Asterales is part of the core asterid clade organisms with a single common ancestor in the euasterid ii group of the angiosperm phylogeny group iii apg iii botanical classification system. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
Review articles the medicinal value of asteraceae family. List of plants in the family asteraceae britannica. Genera are rather illdefined, which can make the writing of efficient keys difficult you should be able to identify the following structures. Corbetta, flora della pianura padana e dellappennino settentrionale, uses the notation compositae asteraceae it is worth to note that compositae, composite ones in latin, refers to the their typical. Les lactones sesquiterpeniques paul sabatier thesesups. The major families are asteraceae and campanulaceae including lobeliaceae, with far fewer species in the. In terms o nummers o species, asteraceae is rivaled anly bi orchidaceae.
Asteraceae or compositae commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants angiospermae. This paper provides a synopsis of the chilean asteraceae genera according to the. An ethnobotanical investigation on asteraceae family at. The most distinctive feature of asteraceae is their inflorescence structure, the highly compressed inflorescence branch system called the capitulum or flower head, in which all the flowers are attached to a receptacle that is surrounded by involucral. The sunflower family asteraceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants, consisting of approximately 1,100 genera and 25,000 species jeffrey, 1978. They want to do things on their own, going their own way. Contents introduction habitat habit vegetative characters floral characters division of family medicinal importance. For example, you can find chenopods searching on cheno no quotes as latin name. They are world wide in distribution and abundant in tropics and in cold arctic or alpines regions. The largest angiosperm family, with about 1,100 genera and 25,000 species worldwide.
Underneath the flowerhead are distinctive light to darkbrown bracts with papery, fringed margins. Look closely at a sunflower in bloom, and you can see that there are hundreds of little. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Asteraceae or compositae is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants. It is the largest family of dicotyledons, comprising 950 genera and 20,000 species, out of which 697 species occur in india. Many of them are spices used in traditional medicine to cure microbial infections. The whilk o the twa faimilies is actually lairger isna clear, awin. The following is a list of some of the major genera and. The family is distributed worldwide except for antarctica but is especially diverse in the tropical and subtropical regions of north america, the andes, eastern brazil, southern. The fruit is an achene a dry fruit with a single seed and thin walls that does not open at maturity. In the present study 36 plant species 29 genera of the family asteraceae have been. It includes shrubs, perennials and annuals, but not trees or aquatics. The reports of folk medicine play an initial and important role for the novel drug development from natural sources. The aster family asteraceae is one of the largest angiosperm families, with more than 1,620 genera and 23,600 species of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees distributed throughout the world.
The group haes mair than 23,000 currently acceptit species, spread athort 1,620 genera an 12 subfaimilies. Within the definitions, italics when not names of genera indicate terms that are defined in this glossary. Asteraceae 29 taxa, poaceae 24 taxa, and fabaceae 19 taxa were the richest taxa. They are distinguished by having flower heads capitula which are made of hundreds or thousands of tiny individual flowers. Asterales, daisy order of flowering plants, containing 11 families and some 26,870 species. Pages in category asteraceae the following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. Les asteracees asteraceae, tamien llamaes compuestes compositae giseke, nom. Family asteraceae definition of family asteraceae by the. This is one of the largest plant families, with over 25,000 species distributed all over the world. Achika1, david ebuka arthur1, igelige gerald1, adebiyi adedayo2. Asteraceae compositae order asterales sunfloweraster family second largest family of dicots, cosmopolitan. Asteraceae is among the largest families of plants with more than 23,000 species that occupy all the continents except antarctica jeffrey, 2007. An familia nga asteraceae in naglalakip hin 32382 ka mga species, sumala ha catalogue of life. Diplazoptilon is a monotypic genus belonging to the saussurea group asteraceae, cardueae.
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