Table 1.
A summary of relevant basal angiosperm characteristics
| Order | Family1,2 | # Genera / species3 | Familiar genera3 | Growth form1,2 | Commercially available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBORELLALES |
Amborellaceae |
1/1 |
Amborella |
shrub |
no |
| NYMPHAEALES |
Nymphaeaceae |
5/58 |
Nymphaea |
aquatic herb |
yes |
|
Nuphar |
|
|
|||
|
Barclaya |
|
|
|||
|
Victoria |
|
|
|||
|
Euryale |
|
|
|||
| Cabombaceae |
2/6 |
Cabomba |
aquatic herb |
yes |
|
|
Brassenia | |||||
| Hydatellaceae |
2/10 |
Hydatella |
aquatic herb |
no |
|
|
Trithuria | |||||
| AUSTROBAILEYALES |
Austrobaileyaceae |
1/2 |
Austrobaileya |
liana |
no |
| Illiciaceae |
3/92 |
Illicium |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
|
Schisandra | |||||
|
Kadsura | |||||
| Trimeniaceae |
1-2/6 |
Trimenia |
shrub, tree, liana |
no |
|
| CERATOPHYLLALES |
Ceratophyllaceae |
1/6 |
Ceratophyllum |
aquatic herb |
yes |
| CHLORANTHALES |
Chloranthaceae |
4/75 |
Chloranthus |
herb, shrub, tree |
no |
|
Ascarina | |||||
|
Hedyosmum | |||||
|
Sarcandra | |||||
| MAGNOLIALES |
Annonaceae |
129/2220 |
Annona |
shrub, tree, liana |
yes |
|
Guatteris | |||||
|
Xylopia | |||||
|
Uvaria | |||||
|
Polyalthia | |||||
|
Rollinia | |||||
|
Artabotrys | |||||
|
Asimina | |||||
| Eupomatiaceae |
1/3 |
Eupomatia |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
| Magnoliaceae |
2/227 |
Magnolia |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
|
Lioriodendron | |||||
| Degeneriaceae |
1/2 |
Degeneria |
tree |
no |
|
| Himantandraceae |
1/2 |
Galbulimima |
tree |
no |
|
| Myristicaceae |
20/475 |
Myristica |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
|
Horsfieldia | |||||
|
Virola | |||||
|
Knema | |||||
| LAURALES |
Calycanthaceae |
5/11 |
Chimonanthus |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
Calycanthus | |||||
|
Idiospermum | |||||
|
Sinocalycanthus | |||||
| Hernandiaceae |
5/55 |
Hernandia |
shrub, tree, liana |
no |
|
|
Illigera | |||||
| Lauraceae |
50/200 |
Laurus |
shrub, tree, parasitic vine |
yes |
|
|
Litsea | |||||
|
Ocotea | |||||
|
Cinnamomum | |||||
|
Cryptocarya | |||||
|
Persea | |||||
|
Lindera | |||||
|
Neolitsea | |||||
|
Nectandra | |||||
|
Phoebe | |||||
|
Apollonias | |||||
|
Beilschmiedia | |||||
|
Umbellularia | |||||
| Monimiaceae |
22/200 |
Doryphora |
shrub, liana |
no |
|
|
Peumus | |||||
|
Xymalos | |||||
|
Mollinedia | |||||
|
Tambourissa | |||||
|
Kibara | |||||
| Siparunaceae |
2/75 |
Siparuna |
shrub, tree |
no |
|
|
Glossocalyx | |||||
| Gomortegaceae |
1/1 |
Gomortega |
shrub, tree |
no |
|
| Atherosperma-taceae |
6-7/16 |
Atherosperma |
shrub, tree |
no |
|
|
Daphnandra | |||||
|
Doryphora | |||||
|
Dryadodaphne | |||||
|
Laurelia | |||||
|
Nemuaron | |||||
| CANELLALES |
Canellaceae |
5/13 |
Canella |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
Cinnamodendron | |||||
|
Cinnamosma | |||||
| Winteraceae |
4-7/60-90 |
Drimys |
shrub, tree |
yes |
|
|
Zygogynum | |||||
|
Pseudowintera | |||||
|
Takhtajania | |||||
| PIPERALES | Hydnoraceae |
2/7 |
Prosopanche |
parasitic herb |
no |
|
Hydnora | |||||
| Piperaceae |
5/3600 |
Peperomia |
herb |
yes |
|
|
Piper |
herb |
yes |
|||
|
Zippelia |
herb |
no |
|||
|
Manekia |
liana |
no |
|||
|
Verhuellia |
herb |
no |
|||
| Saururaceae |
5/6 |
Anemopsis |
herb |
yes |
|
|
Houttuynia |
herb |
yes |
|||
|
Saururus |
herb |
yes |
|||
|
Gymnotheca |
herb |
no |
|||
| Lactoridaceae |
1/1 |
Lactoris |
shrub |
no |
|
| Aristolochiaceae | 4/550 |
Saruma (1) |
herb |
yes |
|
|
Asarum (ca. 86) |
herb |
yes |
|||
|
Thottea (ca. 29) |
shrub |
no |
|||
| Aristolochia (ca. 450) | herb, shrub, liana | yes |
Familiar genera include representatives from the family and are not intended to comprise a comprehensive listing. Taxa are considered “commercially available” if one hundred plants or more can be purchased, inexpensively, and can be readily propagated from seed.
1[9].
2[17].
3Number of species shown for Aristolochiaceae genera from [18].