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Aizoaceae
Literature
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978) Aizoaceae FZ 4
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes woody at the base, usually ± succulent. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite or alternate, simple. Inflorescences axillary, solitary or in groups. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Perianth segments 5, united below into a tube, persistent. Stamens 3-many. Ovary superior, of 1-5 united carpels; ovules 1-many per loculus. Fruit a capsule, circumscissile (in ours). The relationships between the families Aizoaceae, Mesembryanthemaceae, Molluginaceae and Tetragoniaceae and which genera fall within each family, are controversial. On this site, Molluginaceae remains a separate family while Mesembryanthemaceae is sunk under Aizoaceae. Tetragoniaceae does not occur in Zimbabwe. Worldwide: 128 genera and 1,850 species, tropics and subtropics, mostly in S Africa and Australia. |
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Links to genera: (6) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Aizoon L. | Description, Image |
| Delosperma N.E. Br. | Description, Image |
| Galenia L. | Description |
| Sesuvium L. | Description |
| Trianthema L. | Description |
| Zaleya Burm. f. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aizoaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aizoaceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Aizoaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aizoaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
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