View source for Romneya ← Romneya 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=Romneya |accepted_authority=Harvey |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=London J. Bot. |place=4: 74. 1845 |year=1845 }} |common_names=Matilija-poppy |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Papaveraceae;Romneya |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Papaveraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Romneya]]</div></div> |etymology=for Rev. T. Romney Robinson, 1792-1882, Irish astronomer at Armagh and friend of Thomas Coulter, botanist at Dublin |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism size;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism size;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form;rhizome growth form or orientation"><b>Subshrubs </b>or shrubs, large, glaucous, from creeping rhizomes;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="sap coloration">sap clear.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="stem growth form or texture;stem architecture;stem architecture;stem pubescence;stem pubescence"><b>Stems </b>herbaceous above base, branching, leafy, sparsely pilose or glabrate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf architecture"><b>Leaves </b>alternate, petiolate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade coloration;blade shape">blade gray-green, 1-2× pinnately deeply lobed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="primary lobe quantity;primary lobe shape;primary lobe shape">primary lobes 3-5, lanceolate or ovate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, 1-flowered;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="bract presence">bracts present.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="sepal quantity;sepal fusion"><b>Flowers:</b> sepals 3, distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="petal quantity;petal coloration;petal shape;petal shape">petals 6, white, obovate, crinkled;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens many;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="anther coloration">anthers yellow;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="pistil architecture">pistil 7-12-carpellate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="ovary shape;ovary architecture">ovary oblong to ovoid, 1-locular or incompletely to completely multilocular by placental intrusion;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="style presence">style absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="stigma quantity;stigma shape;stigma fusion;stigma orientation;stigma pubescence">stigmas 7-12, flattened, coherent proximally, radiate-ascending, velvety.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="fruit architecture;fruit shape;fruit pubescence;fruit dehiscence"><b>Fruits </b>capsular, oblong to ovoid, bristly, dehiscing from apex.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape;seed some measurement"><b>Seeds </b>many, ovoid, 1.3-1.5 mm, aril absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="aril presence;x chromosome quantity">x = 19.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Calif. and nw Mexico (Baja California) |discussion=<p>Species 2 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Both species of Romneya, closely related and sometimes merged, are cultivated widely in warm regions for their showy, white flowers, which are the largest in the family.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Calyx glabrous; seeds papillose; petals 6–10 cm; leaves 5–20 cm. |[[Romneya coulteri|Romneya coulteri]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Calyx appressed-pubescent; seeds smooth; petals 4–8 cm; leaves 3–10 cm. |[[Romneya trichocalyx|Romneya trichocalyx]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Romneya |authority=Harvey |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Papaveraceae |distribution=Calif. and nw Mexico (Baja California) |reference=None |publication title=London J. Bot. |publication year=1845 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V3/V3_259.xml |genus=Romneya |anther coloration=yellow |aril presence=absent |blade coloration=gray-green |blade shape=lobed |bract presence=absent |fruit architecture=capsular |fruit dehiscence=dehiscing |fruit pubescence=bristly |fruit shape=oblong;ovoid |inflorescence architecture=1-flowered |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |leaf architecture=petiolate |leaf arrangement=alternate |ovary architecture=1-locular or;incompletely completely multilocular |ovary shape=oblong;ovoid |petal coloration=white |petal quantity=6 |petal shape=crinkled;obovate |pistil architecture=7-12-carpellate |primary lobe quantity=3;5 |primary lobe shape=ovate;lanceolate |rhizome growth form or orientation=creeping |sap coloration=clear |seed quantity=many |seed shape=ovoid |seed some measurement=1.3mm;1.5mm |sepal fusion=distinct |sepal quantity=3 |stamen quantity=many |stem architecture=leafy;branching |stem growth form or texture=herbaceous |stem pubescence=glabrate;pilose |stigma fusion=coherent |stigma orientation=radiate-ascending |stigma pubescence=velvety |stigma quantity=7;12 |stigma shape=flattened |style presence=absent |whole_organism growth form=shrub;subshrub |whole_organism pubescence=glaucous;glaucous |whole_organism size=large;large |x chromosome quantity=19 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Papaveraceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Papaveraceae (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 Romneya.