Loasaceae

 ( Asterid Families ) 

Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual plant, biennial plant and perennial plant herbaceous plants, and a few and small . Members of the subfamily Loasoideae are known to exhibit rapid thigmonasty stamen movement when pollinators are present.

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Taxonomy In the classification system of Rolf Dahlgren the Loasaceae were placed in the order Loasales in the superorder Loasiflorae (also called Loasanae). The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system places them in the related order Cornales in the asterid clade.

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Genera 21 genera are accepted: Loasaceae Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

• Aosa (sometimes included in Loasa)
• Blumenbachia
• Caiophora
• Cevallia
• Eucnide
• Fuertesia
• Grausa
• Gronovia
• Huidobria (sometimes included in Loasa)
• Kissenia
• Klaprothia
• Loasa
• Mentzelia
• Nasa (sometimes included in Loasa)
• Petalonyx
• Pinnasa
• Plakothira
• Presliophytum (sometimes included in Loasa)
• Schismocarpus
• Scyphanthus
• Xylopodia

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External links

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Loasaceae
• Chilean Loasaceae in Chileflora, seed provider
• Loasaceae in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database

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