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Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 81: 12. 1927.
Etymology: Greek malle, arm-hole, and pherein, to bear, in reference to the seed pockets of the fruits
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>or subshrubs, perennial, succulent. <b>Roots</b> fibrous. <b>Stems</b> erect to prostrate, rooting at older nodes. <b>Leaves</b> cauline, opposite, sessile; stipules absent; blade slightly connate basally, triangular to cylindric, smooth, usually glaucous. <b>Inflorescences</b> axillary or terminal, flowers solitary or in cymes, pedicellate; bracts absent. <b>Flowers</b> showy, tubular, to 5 cm diam.; calyx lobes 4–6, tapered, unequal; petals (including petaloid staminodia) 40–65, distinct, yellow, pink, orange, or reddish to purple; stamens 150, erect, bases often hairy; nectary often present; pistil 8–12-carpellate; ovary mostly inferior, flat apically, 8–12-loculed, each locule with basal pocket containing 1–2 or no seeds; placentation parietal; style absent; stigmas 8–12, plumose. <b>Fruits</b> capsules, persistent, dehiscence loculicidal, not separating into segments; locule lids present, winged. <b>Seeds</b> 75, lenticular, rough; tubercles in rows.</span><!-- |
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Revision as of 14:58, 27 July 2019
Shrubs or subshrubs, perennial, succulent. Roots fibrous. Stems erect to prostrate, rooting at older nodes. Leaves cauline, opposite, sessile; stipules absent; blade slightly connate basally, triangular to cylindric, smooth, usually glaucous. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, flowers solitary or in cymes, pedicellate; bracts absent. Flowers showy, tubular, to 5 cm diam.; calyx lobes 4–6, tapered, unequal; petals (including petaloid staminodia) 40–65, distinct, yellow, pink, orange, or reddish to purple; stamens 150, erect, bases often hairy; nectary often present; pistil 8–12-carpellate; ovary mostly inferior, flat apically, 8–12-loculed, each locule with basal pocket containing 1–2 or no seeds; placentation parietal; style absent; stigmas 8–12, plumose. Fruits capsules, persistent, dehiscence loculicidal, not separating into segments; locule lids present, winged. Seeds 75, lenticular, rough; tubercles in rows.
Discussion
Species 13 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.