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The Onagraceae are a family, known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family, of flowering plants. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees〔(Onagraceae. ) Flora of China.〕 in 17 genera.〔Ford, V. S. and L. D. Gottlieb. (2007). (Tribal relationships within Onagraceae inferred from PgiC sequences. ) ''Systematic Botany'' 32(2) 348-56.〕 The family is widespread, occurring on every continent from boreal to tropical regions. The family includes a number of popular garden plants, including evening primroses (''Oenothera'') and fuchsias (''Fuchsia''). Some, particularly the willowherbs (''Epilobium'') are common weeds in gardens and in the wild. One such species is fireweed (''Chamerion angustifolium''). The family is characterised by flowers with usually four sepals and petals; in some genera, such as ''Fuchsia'', the sepals are as brightly coloured as the petals. The seeds are generally very small. In some genera, such as ''Epilobium'', they have tufts of hairs〔(''Epilobium''. ) Flora of China.〕 and are dispersed on the wind. In others, such as ''Fuchsia'', the seeds develop in juicy berries dispersed by animals. The leaves are commonly opposite or whorled, but are spirally arranged in some species; in most, they are simple and lanceolate in shape. The pollen grains in many genera are loosely held together by viscin threads. Most bees cannot collect it, and only bees with specialized morphologies can effectively pollinate the flowers; nearly all bee taxa that visit the flowers are oligoleges specialized on the family Onagraceae. The family is named after the genus ''Onagra'' (now known as ''Oenothera'') in 1836 by John Lindley in the second edition of ''A Natural System of Botany''. ==Genera== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onagraceae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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