Hypoxidaceae
Family of flowering plants
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::summary Family of flowering plants ::
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- Curculigo Gaertn. (syn. Hypoxidia, Molineria)
- Empodium Salisb.
- Hypoxis L.
- Pauridia Harv.
- Sinocurculigo Z.J.Liu, L.J.Chen & K.Wei Liu |subdivision_ref =
Hypoxidaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.
The APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the 1998, 2003, and 2009 versions) accepts this family. The family consists of five genera, with around 160 species.
The members of the family are small to medium herbs, with grass-like leaves and an invisible stem, modified into a corm or a rhizome. The flowers are born on leafless shoots, also called scapes. The flowers are trimerous, radially symmetric. The ovary is inferior, developing into a capsule or a berry.
Uses
Curculin is a taste modifying sweet protein that was discovered from the fruit of a plant in this family (Curculigo latifolia). Consuming it causes water to taste sweet for a duration.
References
References
- [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77126735-1 ''Hypoxidaceae'' R.Br.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III. (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa.
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