familyPapaveraceae
genusChelidonium
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Chelidonium
Sp. Pl. 1: 505. 175.
Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 224. 1754.
Common names: Celandine greater celandine rock-poppy swallowwort chélidoine
Etymology: Greek cheilidon, swallow (bird), perhaps from lore reported by Aristotle and others that mother swallows bathe eyes of their young with the sap
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Macleaya cordata Glaucium flavum Chelidonium majus | John Myers John Myers John Myers |
Herbs, biennial or perennial, caulescent, from stout rhizomes or taproots; sap yellow to orange. Stems leafy. Leaves petiolate; basal rosulate, cauline alternate; blade 1-2× pinnately lobed. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, umbelliform, few flowered; bracts present. Flowers: sepals 2, distinct; petals 4; stamens ca. 12-many; pistil 2-carpellate; ovary 1-locular; style ± distinct; stigma 2-lobed. Capsules erect, 2-valved, dehiscing from base. Seeds few-to-many, arillate. x = 6.
Distribution
North America, Eurasia
Discussion
Species 1
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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perigynous +
rosulate +
lobed +
absent +
2-valved +
dehiscing +
erect +
alternate +
Greek cheilidon, swallow (bird), perhaps from lore reported by Aristotle and others that mother swallows bathe eyes of their young with the sap +
capsular +
petiolate +
perigynous +
distinct +
absent +
obovate +
2 times number of sepals +
2-carpellate +
parietal +
1754 +
expanded +
sticky +
arillate +
few;many +
1-seeded +
caducous +
distinct +
obovate +
leafy +
2;many +
2;many +
2-lobed +
distinct +
absent +
Chelidonium +
Papaveraceae +
genus +
caulescent +
small +