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Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a
family of
around 33
genera and 290
species of
flowering plants,
widely distributed in
tropical and subtropical...
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Microteaceae family Molluginaceae family Montiaceae family Nepenthaceae family Nyctaginaceae family Petiveriaceae family Physenaceae family Phytolaccaceae family...
- In botany, C4
carbon fixation is one of
three known methods of
photosynthesis used by plants. C4
plants increase their photosynthetic efficiency by reducing...
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ornamental vines, bushes, and
trees belonging to the four o'
clock family,
Nyctaginaceae. They are
native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Argentina....
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Prior to
European settlement, the
Caribbean was
dominated by
forested ecosystems. The
insular Caribbean has been
considered a
biodiversity hotspot. Although...
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about 20
species of
annual or
perennial herbaceous plants in the
family Nyctaginaceae.
Despite the
common names, they are not
related to
Verbena (vervains)...
- Lentibulariaceae, Limnanthaceae, Linaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae,
Nyctaginaceae, Onagraceae, Orobanchaceae, Oxalidaceae, Papaveraceae, Phytolaccaceae...
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Pisonia is a
genus of
flowering plants in the four o'clock
flower family,
Nyctaginaceae. It was
named for
Dutch physician and
naturalist Willem Piso (1611–1678)...
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Mirabilis is a
genus of
plants in the
family Nyctaginaceae known as the four-o'clocks or umbrellaworts. The best
known species may be
Mirabilis jalapa...
- devil's-claws, is a
species of
flowering tree in the
Bougainvillea family,
Nyctaginaceae. The tree has broad, thin leaves,
smooth bark and
bears clusters of...