Krapovickasia

Fryxell

Brittonia 30: 456. 1978.

Introduced
Etymology: For Antonio Krapovickas, b. 1921 Argentinian botanist
Basionym: Physalastrum Monteiro Anais Congr. Soc. Bot. Brasil. 20: 395. 1969
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 274. Mentioned on page 215, 217.
 TaxonIllustrator 
FNA6 P32 Krapovickasia physaloides.jpegKrapovickasia physaloides
Lagunaria patersonia
Lavatera thuringiaca
Linny Heagy
Linny Heagy
Linny Heagy

Herbs, perennial. Stems procumbent [suberect], with fine stellate-pubescence and long simple hairs, not viscid. Leaves alternate and distichous; stipules persistent, inconspicuous, subulate; blade ovate-oblong [lanceolate-ovate], unlobed, base cordate, margins crenate-dentate, surfaces tomentose. Inflorescences axillary, solitary flowers [fasciculate]; involucel absent. Flowers: calyx accrescent, inflated in fruit, brownish-membranous at maturity, completely enclosing fruit, lobes unribbed, ovate, stellate-hairy; corolla white or rose; staminal column included; ovary 5 [–9] -carpellate; style 5 [–9] -branched; stigmas capitate. Fruits schizocarps, erect, not inflated, subglobose, not indurate, fragile-walled, glabrous; mericarps 5, 1-celled, without dorsal spurs, indehiscent. Seeds 1 per mericarp, glabrous. x = 8.

Distribution

Introduced; Tex., n Mexico, South America (Argentina), South America (Bolivia), South America (Brazil), South America (Paraguay), South America (Peru), South America (Uruguay)

Discussion

Species 4 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

... more about "Krapovickasia"
Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
Fryxell +
cordate +
Physalastrum +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
unlobed +  and ovate-oblong +
inflated +
accrescent +
brownish-membranous +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
rose +  and white +
Tex. +, n Mexico +, South America (Argentina) +, South America (Bolivia) +, South America (Brazil) +, South America (Paraguay) +, South America (Peru) +  and South America (Uruguay) +
sparse;copious +
For Antonio Krapovickas, b. 1921 Argentinian botanist +
pistillate +  and staminate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
subglobose +  and not inflated +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
stellate-hairy +
wedge--shaped +
5[-9]-carpellate +
(1-)2-many +
adnate +  and distinct +
reniform +
persistent +
Introduced +
sessile +  and subsessile +
not viscid +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
inconspicuous +
5[-9]-branched +
Mallow +
Krapovickasia +
Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +