familyPhytolaccaceae
genusGisekia
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Mant. Pl. 2: 554, 562 (as Gisechia). 1771.
Etymology: For Paul Dietrich Giseke, 1741–1796, German professor, botanist, and pupil of Linnaeus
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Rivina humilis Trichostigma octandrum Gisekia pharnacioides Phaulothamnus spinescens | Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi |
Herbs, annual. Leaves opposite or appearing whorled. Inflorescences axillary, compound dichasia, appearing umbelliform. Flowers: sepals 5; stamens 5; carpels 5, free; ovaries 5, each 1-loculed; style and stigma 1 per carpel; stigma terminal. Fruits: group of thin-walled, lenticular achenes. Seed 1 per carpel.
Distribution
North America, Eurasia, Africa
Discussion
Species ca. 5 (1 in the flora).
Described as “debatably phytolaccaceous” by G. K. Rogers (1985), Gisekia has been referred also to Aizoaceae, Molluginaceae, and even Portulacaceae—and, perhaps the best solution, to its own family, Gisekiaceae.
The generic name is sometimes misspelled as “Giesekia.”
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