familyPhytolaccaceae
genusPetiveria
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Petiveria
Sp. Pl. 1: 342. 1753.
Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 160. 1754.
Etymology: For James Petiver, 1658–1718, English apothecary and botanist
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Agdestis clematidea Petiveria alliacea Phytolacca americana | Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi |
Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, slightly woody at base. Leaves alternate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, virgate, spikelike racemes, 8–30-flowered. Flowers: sepals 4; stamens 4–8; carpels 1; ovary 1-loculed; style absent; stigma 1. Fruits achenes, elongate-cuneate, apically 2-lobed, each lobe tipped with 1–3 sharply reflexed spines 3–5 mm. Seed 1.
Distribution
North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
Discussion
Species 1.
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veined +
compound +
curved +
symmetric +
hypogynous +
1-12[-18]-carpellate +
virgate +
alternate +
tipped +
undulate +
1-loculed +
1-12[-18]-locular +
basal +
superior +
absent +
absent +
8-30-flowered +
spikelike +
imbricate +
persistent +
unequal +
reflexed +
4;8 +
absent +
minute +
distinct +
absent +
Petiveria +
Phytolaccaceae +
genus +
perennial +
woody +
1;2 +