Malpighiales

Salicaceae, Euphorbiaceae Malpighiales

Salicaceae, Euphorbiaceae Hypericaceae (Saint-John’s-wort), Passifloraceae (passionflower), Violaceae (violet), Linaceae (flax) Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia maculata Manihot esculenta milk spurge Euphorbia characias cassava Mediterranean spurge

Codiaeum variegatum Euphorbia pulcherrima Hevea brasiliensis croton poinsea rubber Genus Euphorbia

many succulents (Old World) Euphorbiaceae

flowers unisexual Euphorbiaceae

styles divided Euphorbiaceae

pisl compound, with 3 carpels 1 ovule per carpel Euphorbiaceae

fruit: schizocarp (breaks into one-seeded segments) Genus Euphorbia

milky latex Genus Euphorbia

inflorescence: cyathium Genus Euphorbia

on whorl of bracts

additional bract

inflorescence: cyathium Genus Euphorbia

inflorescence: cyathium Genus Euphorbia

inflorescence: cyathium Genus Euphorbia

cyathium on Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsea) nectary glands fused into yellow pocket Rosales

Rosaceae Rosales

Rosaceae, Rhamnaceae (buckthorn), Cannabaceae (hemp), Urcaceae (nele) Ulmaceae (elm), Moraceae (fig) Rosaceae

Potenlla anserina Rubus spectabilis cinquefoil salmonberry

Amelanchier alnifolia western serviceberry

Prunus emarginata Rosa nutkana bier cherry Nootka rose Rosaceae

Rubus culvar Fragaria culvar raspberry strawberry Prunus culvar flowering cherry

Malus domesca Prunus persica Prunus avium apple peach cherry Rosa culvar rose Rosaceae

leaves with serrate margins and spules Rosaceae

acnomorphic flowers with 5-merous perianth and many stamens Rosaceae

hypanthium Subfamily Spiraeoideae

pisls simple, 5; ovary superior fruit: aggregate of follicles Subfamily Rosoideae

pisls simple, many; ovary superior fruit: aggregate of achenes or druplets Subfamily Amygdaloideae

pisls simple, 1; ovary superior fruit: drupe Subfamily Maloideae

pisls compound (5 carpels); ovary inferior fruit: pome Rosaceae Phylogeny

Spiraeoideae

Maloideae

Spiraeoideae Amygdaloideae Spiraeoideae Amygdaloideae Spiraeoideae

Rosoideae

Potter et al. 2002 Rosaceae Phylogeny

Amygdaloideae

Dryadoideae

Rosoideae

Potter et al. 2002 Fabales

Fabaceae Fabaceae / Leguminosae

Lupinus spp. lupine Laburnum anagyroides Cysus scoparius golden chain tree Scotch broom

Astragalus spp. Wisteria spp. Albizia julibrissin milk-vetch wisteria Persian silk tree Fabaceae / Leguminosae

Glycine max Arachis hypogaea Vigna unguiculata soybean peanut black-eyed pea

Phaseolus vulgaris Pisum savum Lens culinaris green bean pea lenl Fabaceae / Leguminosae

leaves with spules and oen pinnately compound Subfamily Faboideae/Papilionoideae

zygomorphic flowers 5 petals differenated into banner (1), wings (2), and keel (2) 10 stamens, connate Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

acnomorphic or zygomorphic flowers 5 petals free 1-10 stamens, free Subfamily Mimosoideae

acnomorphic flowers many stamens, connate Fabaceae Phylogeny

Doyle et al., 1997 Fabaceae / Leguminosae

pisl simple, 1; ovary superior fruit: legume Fabaceae / Leguminosae

root nodules symbiosis with N-fixing bacteria (Rhizobium)