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Saponaria L.

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Saponaria L., Sp. Pl. 408-409 (1753)
Saponaria L.

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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
408-409
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Saponaria L.
genus
Saponaria

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Saponaria L.

Annual to perennial herbs. Hairs glandular and/or eglandular or 0. Lvs opposite, exstipulate, ovate to linear to spathulate. Infl. a lax to capitate dichasium, sometimes a panicle; bracts leaflike; epicalyx 0. Calyx cylindric or oblong, 5-veined, 5-toothed, with green commissures between the veins. Petals 5, white or pink, clawed or narrowed to base, entire to 2-fid; coronal scales usually present. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Fr. a cylindric to ovoid capsule dehiscing by 4 teeth; carpophore short. Seeds reniform, compressed, not winged.

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1 January 2000
3 September 2008
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