Nyctaginaceae

alt=Bougainvillea, Behbahan|thumb|Bougainvillea, Behbahan. Many of the small white flowers, in various stages of development, may be seen among the larger bracts.

thumb|Bougainvillea glabra Nyctaginaceae, the '''four o'clock family''', is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a distinctive fruit type called an accessory fruit or anthocarp, and many genera have extremely large (>100 μm) pollen grains.

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Boerhavia is a genus of over 100 species in the Nyctaginaceae family. The genus was named for Herman Boerhaave, a Dutch botanist, and the genus name is frequently misspelled "Boerhaavia". Common names include spiderlings and hogweeds.

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Pisonia is a genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. It was named for Dutch physician and naturalist Willem Piso (1611–1678). Certain species in this genus are known as catchbirdtrees, birdcatcher trees or birdlime trees because they catch birds. The sticky seeds are postulated to be an adaptation of some island species that ensures the dispersal of seeds between islands by attaching them to birds, and also allows the enriching of coralline sands. (Should a fledgling fall to the ground, become entangled in the Pisonia sticky seeds, and be unable to free itse

Allionia, commonly known as windmills or '''trailing four o'clock''', is a genus of two plant species widespread in the Western Hemisphere. Both species are unusual in their blooms, which consist of three separate flowers appearing to be a single flower.

Acleisanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the Bougainvillea family, Nyctaginaceae. There are currently 16 species. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ακλειοτος (akleistos), meaning "not closed", and ανθος (anthos), meaning "flower". Plants of this genus are known commonly as trumpets due to the elongated, open-ended shape of their flowers. These are arid-adapted perennials with thick taproots which are usually compact and low to the ground or slightly ascending. An individual plant may have cleistogamous (unopening and self-pollinating) flowers as well as opening flowers whi

Commicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native to southern Africa.

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Cephalotomandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.

thumb | right | alt=A pink thin flower with long stem | Cyphomeris gypsophiloides in New Mexico Cyphomeris is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.

Pisoniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Pisoniella arborescens

Salpianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. Its native range is Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador, Cuba.

Guapira is a genus of Neotropical shrubs in the four o'clock family. Its species are native to Mesoamerica, South America, the West Indies, and the extreme southern part of Florida.

Anulocaulis is a small genus of flowering plants known generally as ringstems. These five species are sometimes treated as members of genus Boerhavia. Ringstems are thickly-rooted perennial wildflowers with glutinous brown bands at their stem internodes, the trait which gives them their common and Latin names. They bear tubular flowers at the tops of their stems. Ringstems are native to North America.

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Colignonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.

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Cryptocarpus pyriformis which is commonly known as salt bush or monte salado is native to the Galápagos Islands as well as mainland Ecuador and Peru. It is the sole representative of the genus Cryptocarpus.

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Tripterocalyx is a small genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. It contains four species formerly included in the closely related genus Abronia, the sand-verbenas. These plants are native to North America, especially the dry desert southwest of the United States. They bloom in heads of several colorful trumpet-shaped flowers. Sandpuffs or sand-verbenas are common names for plants in this genus.

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Belemia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.

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Reichenbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae, the family that also includes Bougainvillea. The genus contains a single species, Reichenbachia hirsuta.Spreng.