familyAmaranthaceae
genusHermbstaedtia
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Hermbstaedtia
Consp. Regn. Veg., 164. 1828.
Common names: Guineaflower
Etymology: for Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt, 1760–1833, German botanist
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Celosia nitida Celosia argentea Hermbstaedtia odorata | Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey |
Herbs or subshrubs, perennial [annual]. Stems erect. Leaves alternate, petiolate; blade linear. Inflorescences terminal, many-flowered spikes. Flowers bisexual; tepals 5, distinct, scarious, usually glabrous; filaments connate basally into tube; anthers 2-locular or 4-locular; pseudostaminodes 2-lobed, alternating with filaments; ovules 2–several; style persistent, 0.5 mm; stigmas [2–] 3, filiform. Utricles cylindric-ovoid, membranous, dehiscence centrally circumscissile. Seeds 2–8, black, flattened.
Distribution
Introduced; s Africa
Discussion
Species ca. 5 (1 in the flora).
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... more about "Hermbstaedtia"
dehiscence +
Guineaflower +
s Africa +
peripheral +
alternating +
connate +
hypogynous +
bisexual +
cluster +
arranged +
true +
petiolate +
alternate +
superior +
2;several +
surrounding +
alternating +
2-lobed +
Consp. Regn. Veg., +
1828 +
black +
flattened +
many-flowered +
2;5 +
erect +
filiform +
persistent +
absent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
Hermbstaedtia +
Amaranthaceae +
genus +
distinct +
absent +
glabrous +
scarious +
simple +
circumscissile +
cylindric-ovoid +
membranous +
perennial +