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There are over 56 genera of flowering plants estimated to contain at least 500 described species. The largest of these is currently the legume genus Astragalus (milk-vetches), with over 3,000 species. The sizes of plant genera vary widely from those containing a single species to genera containing thousands of species, and this disparity became ...
Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae . Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees. [ 2] with perhaps the tallest being Euphorbia ampliphylla at 30 m (98 ft) or more. [ 3][ 4] The genus has roughly 2,000 members, [ 5][ 6] making it one of ...
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), [5] [6] commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.
Orchidaceae is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, along with the Asteraceae. It contains about 28,000 currently accepted species distributed across 763 genera. [ 3][ 4] The Orchidaceae family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. [ 5] The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 ...
Begonia. Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates.
Arrowleaf elephant ear ( Xanthosoma sagittifolium ), clearly showing the characteristic spadix and spathe. The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract ).
The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. [ 2] They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair amount of morphological diversity despite genetic similarity. Common characteristics include large ...
Rafflesia ( / rəˈfliːz ( i) ə, - ˈfliːʒ ( i) ə, ræ -/ ), [ 2] or stinking corpse lily, [ 3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [ 4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.