familyAmaranthaceae
genusGossypianthus
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Gossypianthus
Icon. Pl. 3: plate 251. 1840.
Common names: Cottonflower
Etymology: Latin gossypion, cotton, and Greek anthemon, flower, presumably in reference to the villous tepals
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Achyranthes aspera var. aspera Guilleminea densa var. aggregata Gossypianthus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus | Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey |
Herbs, perennial. Stems prostrate [or ascending], much-branched, indument of simple hairs. Leaves opposite, petiolate; blade linear to lanceolate, spatulate, or ovate, margins entire; basal leaves persistent. Inflorescences axillary, sessile, few-flowered glomerules; bracts and bracteoles membranous. Flowers bisexual; tepals 5, distinct, 3-veined; stamens 5; filaments connate basally into tube, ± free from perianth; anthers 2-locular; pseudostaminodes absent; ovule 1; style 1, ca. 0.2 mm; stigmas 2-lobed, capitate. Utricles broadly ovoid, membranous, indehiscent. Seeds 1, brown, lenticular-orbicular.
Distribution
North America, Mexico, West Indies
Discussion
Species 2 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
Lower Taxa
... more about "Gossypianthus"
dehiscence +
persistent +
membranous +
membranous +
Cottonflower +
peripheral +
Latin gossypion, cotton, and Greek anthemon, flower, presumably in reference to the villous tepals +
alternating +
hypogynous +
bisexual +
few-flowered +
cluster +
simple +
sessile +
axillary +
arranged +
petiolate +
opposite +
superior +
surrounding +
absent +
Icon. Pl. +
1840 +
brown +
lenticular-orbicular +
much-branched +
prostrate +
capitate +
1;3 +
2-lobed +
absent +
Gossypianthus +
Amaranthaceae +
genus +
3-veined +
distinct +
absent +
simple +
indehiscent +
ovoid +
membranous +
perennial +