Onagraceae information from NPGS/GRIN

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Family: Onagraceae Juss., nom. cons.

Family number: 789. Last updated: 12-Apr-2007.
Number of accepted genera: 22.
Type genus: Onagra Mill.
Comment: dicot family.

Complete list of genera

Check other databases for:

Onagraceae fruit/seed descriptions and images (U.S. National Seed Herbarium)
Higher level classification information (P. F. Steven's Angiosperm Phylogeny Website)
Reveal's concordance of Onagraceae with other family classifications (University of Maryland)
Onagraceae genera from Brummitt's Vascular Plant Families and Genera (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

References for family:

Wagner, W. L. et al. 1977. The South American species of Oenothera sect. Oenothera. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:100.
Wagner, W. L. et al. 2007. Revised classification of the Onagraceae. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83:1–240.

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Synonyms for family:

Circaeaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Epilobiaceae Vent.
Jussiaeaceae Martinov
Oenotheraceae C. C. Robin

Subfamilies and tribes for Onagraceae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Ludwigioideae
Onagroideae
Onagroideae	Circaeeae
Onagroideae	Epilobieae
Onagroideae	Gongylocarpeae
Onagroideae	Hauyeae
Onagroideae	Lopezieae
Onagroideae	Onagreae

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Lopezia racemosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Ludwigia hyssopifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Ludwigia perennis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Calylophus tubicula): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Epilobium ciliatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Epilobium densiflorum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Fuchsia procumbens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Gongylocarpus rubricaulis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Hauya elegans): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Jussiaea suffruticosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Lopezia racemosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Ludwigia alternifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Oenothera albicaulis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Oenothera cespitosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Oenothera linifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Oenothera macrocarpa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Stenosiphon linifolius): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Xylonagra arborea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Flower (Epilobium brachycarpum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Flower (Epilobium ciliatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Flower (Ludwigia decurrens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Forestry Images (Clarkia pulchella): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Epilobium angustifolium): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Fuchsia magellanica): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Gaura coccinea): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Ludwigia alternifolia): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Ludwigia decurrens): from www.forestryimages.org
Fruit (Ludwigia alternifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Oenothera tetraptera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Gaura parviflora): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Epilobium angustifolium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Epilobium brachycarpum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Epilobium ciliatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Epilobium parviflorum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Gaura biennis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Gaura parviflora): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Gaura parviflora): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Ludwigia alternifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Ludwigia decurrens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Oenothera biennis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Oenothera fruticosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed side view (Epilobium angustifolium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed top view (Epilobium angustifolium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Ludwigia decurrens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Oenothera tetraptera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds or fruits (Gaura spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Oenothera biennis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Oenothera spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds with hairs removed (Epilobium parviflorum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?789 (25 May 2013)

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