Racosperma Mart.
Details
Nomenclature
Mart.
Mart.
1829
ICN
Racosperma Mart.
genus
Racosperma
Classification
Subordinates
- Racosperma baileyanum
- Racosperma dealbatum
- Racosperma decurrens
- Racosperma elatum
- Racosperma floribundum
- Racosperma longifolium
- Racosperma mearnsii
- Racosperma melanoxylon
- Racosperma paradoxum
- Racosperma parramattense
- Racosperma podalyriifolium
- Racosperma riceanum
- Racosperma rubidum
- Racosperma sophorae
- Racosperma strictum
- Racosperma verticillatum
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Racosperma Mart.
Trees, shrubs or rarely herbs. Lvs either 2-paripinnate with few to numerous paired pinnae along the rachis and each pinna with usually numerous, sessile paired pinnules, or lvs reduced to simple phyllodes; glands present on petiole and rachis; stipules spinescent or membranous, often minute. Infl. a cylindric spike or globose head; spikes or heads axillary, solitary or arranged in simple or compound racemes or apparently terminal panicles; subtending bracts small, usually triangular; subtending bracteoles small, usually linear with expanded deltate apex. Fls small, actinomorphic, (3)-4-5-merous, usually yellow or cream; calyx shallowly or deeply divided; petals usually free, sometimes united at base. Stamens numerous, free, exserted; anthers uniform, versatile. Style filiform; stigma terminal. Pod 2-valved, straight, curved or twisted, dehiscent or indehiscent, few- to many-seeded; seeds with a variously folded and thickened fleshy aril.
Taxonomic concepts
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
3 March 2020