| Classification |
| Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order Type: Eudicots-Rosids II
Order: Brassicales
Family: Tropaeolaceae
Family Common Name: Nasturtium Family
Genera: Tropaeolum |
Defining Morphology: Floral
Features: Flowers showy, often solitary, axillary on long peduncles. Flowers
are bisexual and zygomorphic. Petals are clawed. Ovaries are superior with
Parietal placentation. Fruit and Seed Features: Dicotyledon. Fruit a schizocarp
(rarely a berry or samaroid schizocarp). Seeds have straight embryos and
endosperm. Vegetative Features: Habit as fleshy annuals or perennials herbs
with twining petioles and pungent juice. Leaves are orbicular, peltate
or palmate with palmate vention. Estipulate.
Distribution: Mainly New World
tropics and subtropics.
Economic Use: As garden ornamentals.
Number of Genera Globally: 1
Number of Species Globally: 95
