Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Nyctaginaceae - Bougainvillea family

Literature

Stannard, B.L. (1988) Nyctaginaceae FZ 9(1)

Description of the family

Shrubs, herbs or climbers, sometimes spiny. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite or alternate (Bougainvillea), simple. Inflorescences various. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, actinomorphic. Bracts present, sometimes brightly coloured. Perianth: lower part persistent, usually green, upper part often petal-like and coloured, sometimes caducous. Stamens 1-many. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Fruit indehiscent, usually composed of the persistent accrescent basal part of the perianth enclosing an achene.

Worldwide: 30 genera and 390 species, tropical and warm areas, especially America, a few temperate.

More sample images from the Nyctaginaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Commicarpus plumbagineus

Boerhavia diffusa

Boerhavia erecta

Boerhavia repens

Links to genera: (4) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Boerhavia L.	Description, Image
Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss.	Description
Commicarpus Standl.	Description, Image
Mirabilis L.	Description

Other sources of information about Nyctaginaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Nyctaginaceae page
Flora of Mozambique: Nyctaginaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Nyctaginaceae
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