Botanical Family · Caryophyllales
Nyctaginaceae
Four-O'clock Family
8 speciesOrder Caryophyllales8+ well-known plants
The Nyctaginaceae family (Four-O'clock Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Caryophyllales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 8 species across 4 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Boerhavia, Bougainvillea and Pisonia. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Pointed-Leaved Hogweed, Common Hogweed and Erect Spiderling.
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Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Pointed-Leaved HogweedBoerhavia chinensisCommon Hogweed, Spreading Hogweed, Pigweed, Gorgon, Prickly Water Lily, Hogweed, PigweedBoerhavia diffusaErect SpiderlingBoerhavia erectaBougainvilleaBougainvillea glabraLesser BougainvilleaBougainvillea spectabilis4 'O' Clock Plant, Marvel Of PeruMirabilis jalapaWest Indian Cock's Spur, Hairy Water LilyPisonia aculeataGrand Devil's-ClawsPisonia grandis
All 8 species in NYCTAGINACEAE
- Pointed-Leaved HogweedBoerhavia chinensis
- Common Hogweed, Spreading Hogweed, Pigweed, Gorgon, Prickly Water Lily, Hogweed, PigweedBoerhavia diffusa
- Erect SpiderlingBoerhavia erecta
- BougainvilleaBougainvillea glabra
- Lesser BougainvilleaBougainvillea spectabilis
- 4 'O' Clock Plant, Marvel Of PeruMirabilis jalapa
- West Indian Cock's Spur, Hairy Water LilyPisonia aculeata
- Grand Devil's-ClawsPisonia grandis
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