Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Ranunculales

Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family

Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960) Ranunculaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs with radical and alternate or spiral leaves (Knowltonia, Ranunculus and Thalictrum), or shrublets or woody climbers with opposite or whorled leaves (Clematis (including Clematopsis)). Stipules present or 0. Leaves simple or compound. Inflorescences usually terminal and 1-many-flowered. Flowers hypogynous, usually bisexual and actinomorphic; sometimes polygamous or dioecious. Sepals free, often petaloid. Petals free, sometimes 0. Stamens numerous. Carpels 1-many, usually free. Fruit usually composed of 1 or more follicles or a cluster of achenes.

Worldwide: 62 genera and 2,450 species, temperate and boreal.

Mozambique: 5 genera and 12 taxa.

Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Anemone L.	Description, Image
Clematis L.	Description, Image
Delphinium L.	Description
Ranunculus L.	Description, Image
Thalictrum L.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Ranunculaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Ranunculaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Ranunculaceae
Flora of Malawi: Ranunculaceae
Flora of Zambia: Ranunculaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ranunculaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ranunculaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ranunculaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ranunculaceae
Wikipedia: Ranunculaceae