Nyctaginaceae A. L. Jussieu
紫茉莉科
Habit: tree, shrub, herb
Taxon group: dicots
Leaf: position: opposite, alternate
Leaf: nature: simple
Leaf: blade: margin: entire
Leaf: stipules: absent
Flowers: inflorescence: cyme
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, unisexual
Flowers: symmetry: actinomorphic
Flowers: sepal number/calyx lobes: 3, 4, 5
Flowers: sepal/calyx nature: valvate, tubular, campanulate
Flowers: petal number/corolla lobes: 0
Flower: bract: present
Stamen: number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Stamen: anthers: opening by longitudinal slits
Stamen: filaments: free, connate into separate bundles
Pistil: style: style 1, or styles more or less connate
Pistil: ovary: 1-loculed
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule
Ovary: position: superior
Fruit: types and characters: a nut (incl. achene, caryopsis, schizocarp, pyrene, etc.), winged/samara
Seed: embryo: straight, curved
Seed: endosperm: seeds with endosperm
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