Molluginaceae Hutchinson
粟米草科
Habit: shrub, herb
Taxon group: dicots
Leaf: position: opposite, alternate, verticillate/whorled, basal, rosette
Leaf: nature: simple
Leaf: blade: margin: entire
Leaf: stipules: absent
Flowers: inflorescence: solitary, raceme, cyme
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, unisexual
Flowers: symmetry: actinomorphic
Flowers: perianth number: 4, 5
Flowers: sepal position: all free from one another
Flowers: petal number/corolla lobes: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Stamen: number: 3, 4, 5
Stamen: anthers: opening by longitudinal slits
Stamen: filaments: free, connate into separate bundles
Pistil: carpel: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6+
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule, 2 per locule, 3 per locule, 4+ per locule
Pistil: pistil: carpels free from each other, ovules axillary placentation
Ovary: position: superior
Fruit: types and characters: a capsule (incl. pod, follicle, etc.)
Seed: embryo: curved
Seed: endosperm: seeds with endosperm
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Dictionary of The Families & Genera of Chinese Seed Plants: Link
Vascular Plant Type Catalog at NYBG: Link