Difference between revisions of "Loeflingia"

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 35. 1753.

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Ge. Pl. 5, 22. 1754.

Etymology: For P. Loefling, 1729–1756, Swedish botanist and explorer
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 5 November 2020

Herbs, annual. Taproots slender. Stems prostrate to erect, usually dichotomously branched at or near base, terete. Leaves opposite, basal leaves absent, axillary leaf clusters often present, weakly connate, sessile; stipules 2 per node, ± white to silvery, bristlelike, margins entire, apex acuminate; blade 1-veined or obscurely so, subulate to oblong, not succulent, apex blunt to spine-tipped. Inflorescences axillary, 1(–2)-flowered; bracts absent. Pedicels: flowers sessile. Flowers: perianth and androecium hypogynous; sepals ± distinct, green, linear to lanceolate, 1.8–6.5 mm, herbaceous, margins silvery, often scarious, apex acute to spinose; petals absent or rudimentary; nectaries not apparent; stamens 3–5, arising from base of ovary; filaments distinct; styles 3, distinct, filiform, shorter than 0.1 mm, glabrous proximally; stigmas 3, linear along adaxial surface of styles, papillate (30×). Capsules lanceoloid to ovoid, opening by 3 slightly recurved valves; carpophore absent. Seeds 25–35, tan with reddish brown band on curved edge, tear-shaped, plump, minutely papillate on broadly grooved edge, marginal wing absent, appendage absent.

Distribution

North America, Europe (w Mediterranean region), sw Asia, Africa (w Mediterranean region, Sahara).

Discussion

Species 7 (1 in the flora).

... more about "Loeflingia"
Ronald L. Hartman +  and Richard K. Rabeler +
Linnaeus +
North America +, Europe (w Mediterranean region) +, sw Asia +, Africa (w Mediterranean region +  and Sahara). +
For P. Loefling, 1729–1756, Swedish botanist and explorer +
Sp. Pl. +  and Ge. Pl. +
1753 +  and 1754 +
barneby1970a +
Loeflingia +
Caryophyllaceae subfam. Polycarpoideae +