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Diversity Of Flowering Plants The three largest flowering plant families containing the greatest number of species are the sunflower family (Asteraceae) with about 24,000 species, the orchid family (Orchidaceae) with about 20,000 species, and the legume or pea family (Fabaceae) with 18,000 species. [Judd, W.S. et al.
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Plant Divisions: Flowering Plants Plant Divisions: Flowering Plants. Plants in the Magnoliophyta Division may also be called Angiosperms or flowering plants, they include grasses, palms, oak trees, orchids and daisies. Magnoliophyta is the only division that contains plants with true flowers and fruits, and all plants in this division use those flowers and fruits to reproduce. It is not known exactly when flowers…
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List of largest plants Other records among flowering plants include, the title of largest flower, which belongs to the species Rafflesia arnoldii. One of these flowers can reach a diameter of 1 m (3.3 ft) and weigh up to 11 kg (24 lb).
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Flower and Cone Flower and Cone. The Seed plants (Spermtophytae) are the most important group of land plants with about 250 000 - 300 000 species, but some also occur in water (e.g. seagrasses). Seed plants reproduce sexually by means of seeds and they produce pollen.lower and Cone. The Seed plants (Spermtophytae) are the most important group of land plants with about 250 000 - 300 000 species, but some also occur in water (e.g. seagrasses). Seed plants reproduce sexually by means of seeds and they produce pollen.
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Can you name the 30 largest (most speciose) plant families? Includes many familiar garden plants. Current classifications include Lobeliaceae in this family. 2,380: Also known as Palmae or Palmaceae. 2,361: Only 5 of the 130 genera in the custard apple family produce edible fruits. 2,220: The pink family is best represented in temperate climates. 2,220: Species in the broomrape family are usually parasitic. 2,060
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Rhododendron The Rhododendron genus is the largest of the genera in the Ericaceae family, with 1,024 species, though estimates vary from 850-1000 depending on the authority used, (Fayaz 2012) and is morphologically diverse.hododendron is a genus characterised by shrubs and small to (rarely) large trees, the smallest species growing to 10–100 cm (3.9–39.4 in) tall, and the largest, R. protistum var.
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- Family Index. Rosaceae, the rose family, includes about 3,100 species and 107 genera worldwide, and includes many other type of plants than roses alone. It also houses many of the fruits that the world loves to eat, and some of the prettiest flowers. They vary from the simple strawberry flower to the complex roses.herries) or aggregations of drupelets (raspberries). Rosaceae plants grow as trees, shrubs and perennial herbs. They also occur as climbing plants, like vines, but are often self sufficient, needing no host to cling to and climb up. Thorns often are seen on these types of plants.
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What''s the difference of monocot and dicot stems? externally and internally? According to the IUCN there are 59,300 species of monocots. The largest family in this group (and in the flowering plants as a whole) by number of species are the orchids (family Orchidaceae), with more than 20,000 species.axonomists have considerable latitude in naming this group, as the monocots are a group above the rank of family. Article 16 of the ICBN allows either a descriptive name or a name formed from the name of an included family.
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- The rafflesia is considered the world's largest flower (rafflesia arnoldii). The blossom can grow to nearly a metre in diameter and weight up to 11 kgs. There are several species of Rafflesia all considered endangered or threatened, growing in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
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The Aster Family The Aster Family. One of the largest plant families is the world is the Aster Family or Asteraceae. Sometimes still referred to by its older name Compositae for its “composite” heads of small flowers that look like single large blooms, this plant group encompasses over 1,000 genera and about 20,000 species.
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Plants in the Orchid Family Most members of Orchidaceae are known for their bright, characteristic blossoms and fragrant smell, but there is a wide variety in the family, manifesting in a few truly uncharacteristic plants. They come in many different shapes, sizes and colors.
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Types of Trees The flowering plants (angiosperms), also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants.ngiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within the seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds.
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- Gladiolus. Gladiolus is the largest genus in the Iridaceae family with 255 species. It has been studied by taxonomists and now includes Acidanthera, Homoglossum, Anomalesia, and Oenostachys along with species once included in Antholyza. The geographic range includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe, and the Middle East.
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Gladiolus Gladiolus is the largest genus in the Iridaceae family with 255 species. It has been studied by taxonomists and now includes Acidanthera, Homoglossum, Anomalesia, and Oenostachys along with species once included in Antholyza. The geographic range includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe, and the Middle East.
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- At this time the overwhelming number of plant species on earth are flowering plants. Flowering plants are a recent group, not found in the fossil record before the Cretaceous time period. Before the Cretaceous, our forests and meadows were made up of many different species of lower plants. Today the lower plants have declined drastically in numbers of species.
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Euphorbiaceae The Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In common English, they are sometimes called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges such as Euphorbia paralias are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are shrubs or trees, such as Hevea brasiliensis. Some, such as Euphorbia canariensis, are succulent and resemble cacti because of convergent evolution. This family occurs mainly in the tropics, with the majority of the species in
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Psychotria Psychotria is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It contains around 1,850 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants.[1] The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus are small understorey trees in tropical forests.
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Flowering plant Of the remaining dicot species, most belong to a third major clade known as the magnoliids, containing about 9,000 species. The rest include a paraphyletic grouping of early branching taxa known collectively as the basal angiosperms, plus the families Ceratophyllaceae and Chloranthaceae.
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Orchidaceae The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants.
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- The Magnoliophyta phylum is the dominant group of plants on the planet, as it contains almost a quarter of a million species. These species belong to two classes: Magnoliopsida (dicots) and Liliopsida (monocots), although this is a division currently under debate.
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What is an Orchid? The orchid family (aka Orchidaceae) is the largest flowering plant family on earth with about 30,000 species. It is also one of the oldest plant families – developing about 84 million years ago. Being so old, orchids have had plenty of time to develop into very specialized organisms.sters vs. Orchids…. Orchids are debatably the largest flowering plant family on Earth (30,000+ species). The only other contender for that title would be the aster family, Asteraceae, which is a much later development in terms of evolutionary history (42 MYA). This family includes asters, dandelions and daisies.
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Magnolia Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles.he same goes, mutatis mutandis, for the (former) genera Talauma and Dugandiodendron, which are then placed in subgenus Magnolia, and genus Manglietia, which could be joined with subgenus Magnolia or may even earn the status of an extra subgenus.
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- The Stinking Corpse Lily: World's Largest Flower. A related family of parasitic flowering plants (the Rafflesiaceae) contains the stinking corpse lily (Rafflesia arnoldii), the world's largest individual flower and truly a wonder of the plant kingdom.he Stinking Corpse Lily: World's Largest Flower. A related family of parasitic flowering plants (the Rafflesiaceae) contains the stinking corpse lily (Rafflesia arnoldii), the world's largest individual flower and truly a wonder of the plant kingdom.
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Protea cynaroides From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The king protea (Protea cynaroides) is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush.It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa in the fynbos region.The king protea is the national flower of South Africa.rom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The king protea (Protea cynaroides) is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush.
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Rafflesia Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest single flower of any flowering plant, at least in terms of weight. Amorphophallus titanum has the largest unbranched inflorescence, while the talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) forms the largest branched inflorescence, containing thousands of flowers; the talipot is monocarpic, meaning the individual plants die after flowering.