Nyctaginaceae
Garden Four O'Clock (Mirabilis jalapa) flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nyctaginaceae Juss.
Genera
See text Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 625 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Yellow color variant of the garden Four OClock, Mirabilis jalapa. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. ... Families See text. ... Portrait of Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French botanist. ...

Nyctaginaceae, the Four O'Clock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a unique fruit type, called an "anthocarp", and many genera have extremely large (>100 µm) pollen grains. Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... A micrometre (American spelling: micrometer, symbol µm) is an SI unit of length. ...

The family has been almost universally recognized by plant taxonomists. The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998), assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG, in Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). ... A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG system of plant classification was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. ... Families See text. ... In the APG and APG II system for classification of angiosperms, the names eudicots or tricolpates are applied to a clade, a monophyletic group. ...

A phylogenetic study by Levin has justified the combination of Selinocarpus and Ammocodon into the genus Acleisanthes. The genus Izabalea is now considered a synonym of Agonandra, a genus in Opiliaceae. A more recent study by Douglas and Manos clarified the relationships among almost all of the genera in the family and demonstrated that a substantial diversification of herbaceous genera has occurred in arid North America. Many genera of Nyctaginaceae possess unusual characters. Notable examples include sticky bands on the stems between the nodes, cleistogamous flowers (which self-pollinate without opening), or gypsophily, the ability to grow on soils with a high concentration of gypsum. species 16 - See text Acleisanthes is a genus of desert plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ... species 16 - See text Acleisanthes is a genus of desert plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ... Genera See text. ... Cleistogamy or Automatic self-pollination describes the trait of certain plants to propagate by using non-opening, self-pollinating flowers. ... It has been suggested that Selenite be merged into this article or section. ...

Genera

Species About 35-40, including: Abronia cycloptera Abronia fragrans Abronia latifolia : Yellow Sand Verbena Abronia maritima Abronia pogonantha Abronia umbellata Abronia villosa Sand-verbena is a genus of about 35-40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ... species 16 - See text Acleisanthes is a genus of desert plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ... species Allionia choisyi Allionia incarnata Allionia, commonly known as windmills or trailing four oclock, is a genus of two species widespread in the western hemisphere. ... species 16 - See text Acleisanthes is a genus of desert plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ... species See text Boerhavia, the spiderlings, is a genus of about 40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ... Species Selected species: Bougainvillea buttiana Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea peruviana Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea spinosa Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). ... Guapira is a genus of plant in family Nyctaginaceae. ... Species See text. ... Neea is a genus of plant in family Nyctaginaceae. ... Species Pisonia grandis Pisonia umbellifera and others Pisonia is a genus of plants. ... species see text Reichenbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae, the family that also includes Bougainvillea. ... species 16 - See text Acleisanthes is a genus of desert plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ...

Uses

The family contains one food crop, the mauka (Mirabilis extensa), a root vegetable of minor local importance in the Andes. Garden Four-O'Clocks Mirabilis jalapa species are grown as ornamental plants, as are species of Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra, B. spectabilis, and numerous hybrids), Bougainvillea and Abronia are commonly cultivated in warmer regions. Species see text Mirabilis is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants. ... Root vegetables are underground plant parts used as vegetables. ... This article is about the mountain system in South America. ... Binomial name Mirabilis jalapa (The four oclock flower or marvel of Peru) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis, and is available in in a range of colours. ... Petunia This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Species Selected species: Bougainvillea buttiana Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea peruviana Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea spinosa Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). ... Species Selected species: Bougainvillea buttiana Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea peruviana Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea spinosa Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). ... Species About 35-40, including: Abronia cycloptera Abronia fragrans Abronia latifolia : Yellow Sand Verbena Abronia maritima Abronia pogonantha Abronia umbellata Abronia villosa Sand-verbena is a genus of about 35-40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. ...

References

• Nyctaginaceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants.
• Flora of North America: Nyctaginaceae
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser
• links at CSDL
• International Plant Names Index
• Levin, 2000, Phylogenetic relationships within Nyctaginaceae tribe Nyctagineae: Evidence from nuclear and chloroplast genomes. Systematic Botany 24(4) 738-750. (Subscription req.)
• Douglas, NA and Manos, PS. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of Nyctaginaceae: taxonomy, biogeography, and characters associated with a radiation of xerophytic genera in North America. American Journal of Botany 94(5) 856-872.