Limnanthaceae
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Nomenclature
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family
Limnanthaceae
Classification
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Descriptions
Limnanthaceae
Annual herbs, usually somewhat succulent. Lvs alternate, pinnatifid; stipules 0. Fls solitary on long peduncles, axillary, actinomorphic, ☿. Calyx 3-5-merous; sepals valvate or slightly imbricate, free. Petals 3-5, free, contorted, slightly perigynous. Stamens 6-10; filaments free, sometimes glandular at base; anthers 2-locular, dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary 3-5-locular, fused to a common gynobasic style with 3-5 short lobes; ovules solitary in each carpel, orthotropous. Fr. separating at maturity into 3-5 nutlets, each representing a free indehiscent carpel; seeds lacking endosperm.
Taxonomic concepts
Limnanthaceae
Limnanthaceae
Limnanthaceae
Metadata
7727a09f-4b3b-49b8-9949-6d236bef8229
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
2 August 2011