lythrum family
Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants, including 32 genera with about 620 species of herbs, shrubs and trees. The larger genera include Cuphea (275 spp.), Lagerstroemia (56), Nesaea (50), Rotala (45), and Lythrum (35). It also includes the pomegranate (Punica granatum, formerly in Punicaceae) and the water caltrop (Trapa natans, formerly in Trapaceae). Lythraceae has a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics, but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.
28 branches of this family, most-observed first
Lythrum Loosestrifes
genusLythrum
crape-myrtles
genusLagerstroemia
Cigar Plants and Allies
genusCuphea
Punica
genusPunica
swamp loosestrifes
genusDecodon
water chestnuts
genusTrapa
redstems
genusAmmannia
toothcups
genusRotala
Sonneratia
genusSonneratia
Heimia
genusHeimia
Lawsonia
genusLawsonia
Lafoensia
genusLafoensia
Pemphis
genusPemphis
Diplusodon
genusDiplusodon
Woodfordia
genusWoodfordia
Duabanga
genusDuabanga
Adenaria
genusAdenaria
Physocalymma
genusPhysocalymma
Galpinia
genusGalpinia
Pleurophora
genusPleurophora
Koehneria
genusKoehneria
water-purslanes
genusDidiplis
Pehria
genusPehria
Ginoria
genusGinoria
Capuronia
genusCapuronia
Gyrosphragma
genusGyrosphragma
Tetrataxis
genusTetrataxis
Lourtella
genusLourtella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58935.