Podostemaceae - Podostemaceae

Japanese: カワゴケソウ科 - かわごけそうか
Podostemaceae - Podostemaceae

Dicotyledonous, polypetalous. Annual or perennial. Leafy roots, simple and absent stems, or long and branched. Bisexual or unisexual flowers, often enclosed in sheath-shaped leaves. Perianth is absent, membranous and divided, or consists of 2-5 scales. Stamens are separate or fused, ovary is superior with 1-3 locules, style is short. Capsule seeds are minute and have sticky integument. They grow on rocks in mountain streams, and there are about 200 species in 43 genera worldwide, distributed mainly in the tropics, with 2 genera and 6 species growing in Kyushu and Yakushima in Japan.

[Junko Kobayashi July 21, 2020]

It is classified as part of the Podostemaceae family in the APG classification. There are about 50 genera and 300 species known worldwide, and they are distributed mainly in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions.

[Editorial Department, July 21, 2020]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

双子葉植物、離弁花類。一年草または多年草。根は葉状、茎は単純でほとんどないか、または長く伸びて分枝する。花は両性または単性で、鞘(さや)状になった葉に包まれるものが多い。花被(かひ)はまったくないか、膜質で分裂し、または2~5枚の鱗片(りんぺん)からなる。雄しべは離生または癒合し、子房は上位で1~3室、花柱は短い。蒴果(さくか)の種子は微小で外皮は粘る。渓流の岩上に生え、世界に43属約200種あり、おもに熱帯に分布し、日本には九州、屋久島(やくしま)に2属6種生育する。

[小林純子 2020年7月21日]

 APG分類でもカワゴケソウ科とされる。世界に約50属300種が知られ、おもに熱帯と亜熱帯、温帯にも分布する。

[編集部 2020年7月21日]

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