View source for Comandra ← Comandra You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Comandra |accepted_authority=Nuttall |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. N. Amer. Pl. |place=1: 157. 1818 |year=1818 }} |common_names=Bastard toadflax |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Comandraceae;Comandra |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Comandraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Comandra]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek kome, hair, and andros, male, alluding to petal hairs that attach to anthers |volume=Volume 12 |mention_page=page 408, 411 |treatment_page=page 409 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism reproduction;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism duration;whole_organism reproduction;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs </b>or subshrubs, perennial, synoecious.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="rhizome texture;rhizome coloration;cortex texture;cortex texture;cortex architecture or fragility;cortex relief"><b>Rhizomes </b>somewhat woody, white to beige or blue (then drying blackish), cortex corky or papery, loose exfoliating.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="petiole height or length or size;petiole presence"><b>Leaves:</b> petiole short or absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence shape;inflorescence shape"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, paniclelike or corymblike thyrses;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="cymule architecture">cymules 3–5-flowered;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="prophyllar bracteole position;flower duration">prophyllar bracteole subtending each flower persistent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="pedicel presence"><b>Pedicels </b>present.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower shape"><b>Flowers </b>bisexual, campanulate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="hypanthium fusion;hypanthium fusion;hypanthium shape">hypanthium adnate to ovary proximally, free distally, funnel-shaped;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="petal atypical quantity;petal atypical quantity;petal quantity;petal coloration;petal shape;petal maturation">petals (4–) 5 (–7), white, yellowing with age, ovate or oblong to lanceolate, reflexed upon maturation;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="lobe size;lobe arrangement">nectary lining hypanthium, lobes small, alternating with filaments;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="style shape">styles filiform;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="stigma architecture or shape">stigmas capitate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="pseudodrupe quantity;petal duration"><b>Pseudodrupes </b>usually multiple, petals persistent, forming neck at apex;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="exocarp texture">exocarp leathery.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;n Mexico;s Europe (Balkan peninsula);temperate regions |discussion=<p>Species 1.</p><!-- --><p>Circumscription of species within Comandra has varied, as have opinions about whether Geocaulon is distinct. C. L. Hitchcock and A. Cronquist (1973) considered Geocaulon as a species of Comandra, whereas M. L. Fernald (1950) recognized separate genera. The treatment here follows the most comprehensive study of Comandra to date (M. A. Piehl 1965), which recognized a single variable species with four subspecies.</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=piehl1965a |text=Piehl, M. A. 1965. The natural history and taxonomy of Comandra (Santalaceae). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(1): 1–97. }} }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Comandra |authority=Nuttall |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Comandraceae |distribution=North America;n Mexico;s Europe (Balkan peninsula);temperate regions |reference=piehl1965a |publication title=Gen. N. Amer. Pl. |publication year=1818 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V12/V12_950.xml |genus=Comandra |cortex architecture or fragility=loose |cortex relief=exfoliating |cortex texture=papery;corky |cymule architecture=3-5-flowered |exocarp texture=leathery |flower duration=persistent |flower reproduction=bisexual |flower shape=campanulate |hypanthium fusion=free;adnate |hypanthium shape=funnel--shaped |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |inflorescence shape=corymblike;paniclelike |lobe arrangement=alternating |lobe size=small |pedicel presence=absent |petal atypical quantity=5;7 |petal coloration=white |petal duration=persistent |petal maturation=reflexed |petal quantity=5 |petal shape=oblong;lanceolate |petiole height or length or size=short |petiole presence=absent |prophyllar bracteole position=subtending |pseudodrupe quantity=multiple |rhizome coloration=white;beige or blue |rhizome texture=woody |stigma architecture or shape=capitate |style shape=filiform |whole_organism duration=perennial;perennial |whole_organism growth form=subshrub;herb |whole_organism reproduction=synoecious;synoecious }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Comandraceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Comandraceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Comandra.