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Cannabaceae HEMP FAMILY |
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Cannabaceae Habit: Tree, shrub, or erect or twining perennial herb; dioecious or flowers staminate and bisexual, wind-pollinated; epidermis with stiff hairs, glandular or not; sap watery. Leaf: petioled; simple, unlobed or palmately lobed or compound, all alternate or lower opposite. Inflorescence: terminal or axillary, unisexual or with both male and bisexual flowers. Flower: perianth parts 4--6, free or fused; stamens 0 or 4--6; ovary 0 or 1, superior, chamber 1, ovule 1, style 1, short, stigmas 2, slender, plumose. Fruit: drupe or achene, occasionally +- enclosed in persistent perianth. Genera In Family: 11 genera, +- 100 species: temperate, tropical areas worldwide. Jepson eFlora Author: Alan T. Whittemore Reference: Sytsma et al. 2002 Amer J Bot 89:1531--1546 Unabridged Reference: Mitchell 1988 Bull New York State Mus Nat Hist 464:17--23 Scientific Editor: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin. Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange) Key to Cannabaceae Previous taxon: Triodanis perfoliata Next taxon: Cannabis |