Gunnerales

Gunnerales, small order of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing two families, Gunneraceae and Myrothamnaceae, each with just one genus—respectively, Gunnera (40–50 species) and Myrothamnus (2 species). Members of Gunneraceae and Myrothamnaceae look at first sight very different. Gunneraceae species are often huge herbs growing in humid environments, while Myrothamnaceae species are resurrection plants of dry areas of Africa. However, both families have similar anatomy down to details revealed only by using an electron microscope, and both...