View source for Diamorpha ← Diamorpha 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=Diamorpha |accepted_authority=Nuttall |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. N. Amer. Pl. |place=1: 293. 1818, name conserved , }} |common_names=Elf orpine |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Crassulaceae;Diamorpha |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Crassulaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Diamorpha]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek diamorphe, contrary or different form, alluding to fruit compared with that of related genera |volume=Volume 8 |mention_page=page 147, 150, 198 |treatment_page=page 197 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism reproduction;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> annual, not viviparous, 0.2–1 dm, glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem orientation;stem architecture;stem architecture;stem texture"><b>Stems </b>erect, simple or branching, fleshy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf duration;leaf arrangement;leaf arrangement;leaf variability;leaf fusion;rosette season"><b>Leaves </b>persistent, first crowded in winter rosette atop hypocotyl, remainder cauline, alternate, ± alike, not connate basally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="petiole some measurement">petiole to 7 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade some measurement;blade texture;base architecture or shape;margin architecture or shape">blade oblong, subterete, 0.2–0.6 cm, succulent, base short-spurred, margins entire;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="vein prominence">veins not conspicuous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence architecture or arrangement;cyme arrangement"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, lax, corymbose cymes (with uniparous branches).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="pedicel presence"><b>Pedicels </b>present.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="flower orientation;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>erect, 4-merous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="sepal fusion;sepal variability">sepals connate basally, all alike;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="petal orientation;petal fusion;petal coloration;petal coloration">petals spreading, distinct, white or pinkish;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="calyx dehiscence;corolla dehiscence">calyx and corolla not circumscissile in fruit;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="nectary shape">nectaries reniform;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="stamen size or quantity">stamens 2 times as many as sepals;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="filament fusion">filaments free;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="pistil orientation;pistil fusion;pistil lengths">pistils erect, connate 1/3–1/2 their lengths;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="ovary base shape">ovary base rounded;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="style size or quantity">styles 2+ times shorter than ovary.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="fruit orientation;fruit dehiscence;capsule architecture or shape;pistil orientation;pistil fusion"><b>Fruits </b>cruciate capsules, erect, with spreading, centrally connate pistils, dehiscent by abaxial valves.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties=""><b>Seeds </b>subglobose-ovoid, finely granulate-striate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s20" data-properties="seed shape;seed coloration or pubescence or relief;x chromosome quantity">x = 9.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=se United States |discussion=<p>Species 1: se United States.</p><!-- --><p>Diamorpha is the only member of the family to have valved capsules instead of follicles that open along the ventral suture (rarely utricles), and it is notable also for its subglobose seeds. P. A. Sherwin and R. L. Wilbur (1971) worked out the floral anatomy of Diamorpha and of two species of Sedum sometimes thought related. They found Diamorpha remarkable for the solitary vascular strands of the sepals, the homocarpous adaxial carpellary traces, and the much-reduced abaxial carpellary bundle.</p><!-- --><p>Species 1</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Diamorpha |author=Reid V. Moran |authority=Nuttall |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Crassulaceae |distribution=se United States |reference=None |publication title=Gen. N. Amer. Pl. |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V8/V8_399.xml |genus=Diamorpha |base architecture or shape=short-spurred |blade shape=subterete;oblong |blade some measurement=0.2cm;0.6cm |blade texture=succulent |calyx dehiscence=not circumscissile |capsule architecture or shape=cruciate |corolla dehiscence=not circumscissile |cyme arrangement=corymbose |filament fusion=free |flower architecture=4-merous |flower orientation=erect |fruit dehiscence=dehiscent |fruit orientation=erect |inflorescence architecture or arrangement=lax |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |leaf arrangement=alternate;crowded |leaf duration=persistent |leaf fusion=connate |leaf variability=alike |margin architecture or shape=entire |nectary shape=reniform |ovary base shape=rounded |pedicel presence=absent |petal coloration=pinkish;white |petal fusion=distinct |petal orientation=spreading |petiole some measurement=0mm;7mm |pistil fusion=connate;connate |pistil lengths=1/3;1/2 |pistil orientation=spreading;erect |rosette season=winter |seed coloration or pubescence or relief=granulate-striate |seed shape=subglobose-ovoid |sepal fusion=connate |sepal variability=alike |stamen size or quantity=2 times as many as sepals |stem architecture=branching;simple |stem orientation=erect |stem texture=fleshy |style size or quantity=2+ times shorter than ovary |vein prominence=not conspicuous |whole_organism duration=annual |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism pubescence=glabrous |whole_organism reproduction=not viviparous |whole_organism some measurement=0.2dm;1dm |x chromosome quantity=9 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Crassulaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Crassulaceae (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) Return to Diamorpha.