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Rhynchosida
Brittonia 30: 458, fig. 4. 1978.
Etymology: Greek rhynchos, beak, and generic name Sida, a lluding to beaked mericarps
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Pseudabutilon thurberi Rhynchosida physocalyx Sida elliottii var. elliottii | Linny Heagy Linny Heagy Linny Heagy |
Herbs [shrubs], perennial. Stems trailing to ascending, stellate-hairy, not viscid. Leaves: stipules persistent, linear; blade oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate [orbiculate], unlobed, base shallowly cordate, margins crenate or serrate. Inflorescences axillary solitary flowers; involucel absent.
Distribution
sc, sw North America, Mexico, South America (Argentina), South America (Bolivia), South America (Brazil), South America (Uruguay)
Discussion
Rhynchosida kearneyi Fryxell is endemic to Bolivia.
Species 2 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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monadelphous +
absent +
clawlike +
cordate +
veined +
absent +
2;3;5 +
sparse;copious +
connate +
syncarpous +
tough-fibrous +
deciduous +
absent +
spiral +
cauline +
serrate;crenate +
5;many +
wedge--shaped +
3-40-carpellate +
superior +
(1-)2-many +
palmate +
Brittonia +
1978 +
2;30 +
reniform +
folliclelike +
persistent +
connate +
5;many +
connate +
falling +
toothed +
absent +
not viscid +
trailing;ascending +
stellate-hairy +
truncate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
persistent +
Rhynchosida +
Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae +
genus +
mucilaginous +
perennial +
stellate-hairy +