Aizoaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
Stone Plants
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). © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Taxonomic Completion
1.37%
2 of 146 accepted Genera- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 62447537-6b37-44d4-8b3e-855ec82f6f4d
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility