familyHaemodoraceae
genusLachnanthes
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Lachnanthes
Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 47. 1816.
Common names: Red root
Etymology: Greek lachne, wool, and anthos, flower, in reference to pubescent flowers
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Pontederia cordata Lachnanthes caroliniana Lophiola aurea | John Myers John Myers John Myers |
Rhizomes reddish, roots fibrous. Stems erect; sap red. Leaves mostly basal, some cauline, reduced; blade linear-ensiform. Inflorescences: bracts conspicuous, subtending each flower. Flowers: tepals glabrous adaxially; stamens 3, longer than tepals; ovary inferior, 3-locular; ovules ca. 6 per locule, arranged around margin of peltate, stipitate, axile placenta. Capsules 3-lobed. Seeds discoid, peltate, few per locule.
Distribution
North America, West Indies
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Lachnanthes"
introrse +
basifixed +
sagittate +
linear-ensiform +
subtending +
conspicuous +
3-lobed +
Red root +
absent +
elongate +
capsular +
loculicidal +
corymbose +
distichous +
basal +
irislike +
distinct +
inferior +
arranged +
axile +
fused +
Sketch Bot. S. Carolina +
1816 +
reddish +
fibrous +
vertical +
red +
peltate +
discoid +
curved +
few +
elongate +
longitudinal +
longer +
simple +
erect +
small +
undivided +
elongate +
Lachnanthes +
Haemodoraceae +
genus +
valvate +
persistent +
glabrous +
equal +