Table 1 Comparison of Helwingiacaea and related species under Cronquist system (1981)
Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flower unisexual | Calyx | Petal | Stamen | Ovary | Locules | |||||
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Helwingia | Helwingia japonica | Yes | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | Inferior | 3-5 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Helwingia | Helwingia chinensis | Yes | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | Inferior | 3-5 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Helwingia | H. chinensis Batal.var.crenata | Yes | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | Inferior | 3-5 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Cornus | Cornus officinalis | No | 4 | 4 | 4 | Inferior | 2 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Swida | Swida alba | No | 4 | 4 | 4 | Inferior | 2 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Swida | Swida wilsoniana | No | 4 | 4 | 4 | Inferior | - |
Rosidae | Cornales | Cornaceae | Aucuba | Aucuba chinensis | Yes | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Garryaceae | Dendrobenthamia | Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis | No | - | - | - | Inferior | - |
Rosidae | Cornales | Alangiaceae | Alangium | Alangium salviifolium | No | 4-10 | 4-10 | 20-30 | Inferior | 1 |
Rosidae | Cornales | Davidiaceae | Davidia | Davidia involucrata | Yes & No | - | 2-3 | 1-7 | Inferior | 6-10 |
Rosidae | Celastrales | Aquifoliaceae | Ilex | Ilex chinensis | Yes | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4 | Superior | 4 |
Rosidae | Apliales | Araliaceae | Aralia | Aralia chinensis L. | No | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 |
Rosidae | Apliales | Araliaceae | Panax | Panax ginseng | No | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 |
Rosidae | Rosales | Grossulariaceae | Ribesa | Ribes nigrum | No | 5 | 5 | 5 | Inferior | - |
Rosidae | Rosales | Grossulariaceae | Ribesa | Ribes davidii | Yes | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 |
Asteridae | Plantaginales | Plantaginaceae | Antirrhium | Antirrhium majus L. | No | - | 1 | 4 | - | - |
Asteridae | Asterales | Asteraceae | Gerbera | Gerbera jamesonii | Yes & No | - | - | 5 | Inferior | 1 |
Asteridae | Asterales | Asteraceae | Helianthus | Helianthus_annuum | Yes & No | 2 | Combined | 5 | Inferior | 1 |
Asteridae | Solanales | Solanaceae | Solanum | Solanum tuberosum | No | 5 | 5 | 5 | Superior | - |
Asteridae | Solanales | Solanaceae | Solanum | Solanum lycopersicum | No | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | Superior | 2 to several |
Dilleniidae | Ericales | Theaceae | Camellia | Camellia sinensis | No | 5 | 5-6 | Several | Superior | 3 |
Dilleniidae | Ericales | Ericaceae | Rhododendron | Rhododendron ponticum | No | 5 | 5 | 10 | Superior | 10 |