Ancistrocladaceae
Ancistrocladus Family
The Ancistrocladaceae family (Ancistrocladus Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Caryophyllales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a liana.
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Simple, alternate leaves on woody lianas that climb using hooked, tendril-like branch tips; small flowers ripen into a fruit with a persistent winged sepal that spins it away from the parent plant on the wind.
Climbs almost entirely by hook-tipped branches rather than true tendrils, gripping onto neighbouring vegetation as it scrambles through the forest canopy.
Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementOpposite
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescenceVariable
- FruitNut
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 1 species in ANCISTROCLADACEAE
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