Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Ranunculales

Fumariaceae - Fumitory family

Exell, A.W. (1960) Fumariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Description of the family

Herbs, sometimes climbing; juice clear. Leaves alternate, much divided. Flowers in leaf-opposed racemes, zygomorphic, bisexual, hypogynous. Sepals 2, caducous. Petals 4, in two dissimilar whorls, one petal of the outer whorl spurred. Stamens 2. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit a 1-seeded nutlet.

Comment: This family name is now considered a synonym of Subfamily Fumarioideae in Papaveraceae.

DRC: 0 genera and 0 taxa.

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