Menyanthaceae

Japanese: Menyanthaceae
Menyanthaceae

... Menyanthus trifoliata (genus Menyanthus), Iwaichou (genus Iwaichou), and Floating-head water fern (genus Nymphaea) were once grouped together as the Menyanthaceae subfamily of the Gentianaceae family. However, because of their alternate leaves, petal-like arrangement of corolla lobes, and parallel vascular bundles in the stems, they are now recognized as an independent family, the Menyanthaceae. There are about 40 species in five genera worldwide, and five species in three genera grow wild in Japan. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Menyanthaceae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ミツガシワ(ミツガシワ属),イワイチョウ(イワイチョウ属),アサザ(アサザ属)などは,昔はリンドウ科のミツガシワ亜科としてまとめられていた。しかし葉が互生し,花冠裂片は弁状に配列し,茎の維管束が並立維管束であることにより,現在では独立の科ミツガシワ科Menyanthaceaeとして認められている。世界に5属約40種を産し,日本では3属5種が自生する。…

※「Menyanthaceae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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