Tillaea moschata (G.Forst.) DC.
Details
Tillaea moschata (G.Forst.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3, 382 (1828)
Nomenclature
DC.
G.Forst.
(G.Forst.) DC.
1828
382
ICN
species
Tillaea moschata
Classification
Descriptions
Tillaea moschata (G.Forst.) DC.
Small succulent herb forming extensive patches; stems prostrate, rooting at nodes; branches ascending, up to 15 cm. or more long, us. reddish, succulent; internodes up to 2 cm. long. Lvs (4)-5-10 mm. long, thick, fleshy, narrow-oblong to oblong-spathulate, obtuse. Fls 4-5 mm. diam.; peduncles 3-4 mm. long; calyx deeply obtusely lobed; petals white, > calyx, oblong, broadly obtuse. Scales 4, ± stipitate, linear-cuneate, truncate. Carpels turgid; style very short, recurved; seeds 6-8-(10) per carpel.
Taxonomic concepts
Tillaea moschata (G.Forst.) DC.
Tillaea moschata (G.Forst.) DC.
Metadata
b4a28dcd-ec0d-4006-91d5-1de686820c1e
scientific name
Names_Plants
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10 April 2007