Dysphania R. Br.
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6281350 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9A8FAA5C-95BB-89B2-D074-30B72882FEFF |
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Guido |
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Dysphania R. Br. |
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11. Dysphania R. Br.
Dysphania R. Br. , Prodr.: 411 (1810); Scott, Bot. Jahrb Syst. 100: 205-220 (1978); Jessop, Fl. C. Aust.: 51 (1981); Wilson, Nuytsia 4: 180-196 (1983).
Small herbs. Leaves alternate. Flowers in clusters, these axillary or in spiciform intlorescences; perianth lobes 2-4, free or connate at the base, hooded; stamen 1; disk wanting; ovary unilocular. Pericarp diaphanous, i free from the seed coat; embryo slightly hooked, subannular; seeds vertical or horizontal. About 17 spp., mostly Australia, New Zealand.
This genus, sometimes placed into a separate family, has proved to be a near relative of Chenopodium , several species of which have a very similar floral morphology.
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Dysphania R. Br.
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Dysphania
| Dysphania R. Br. , Prodr.: 411 (1810) |
| Scott, Bot. Jahrb Syst. 100: 205-220 (1978); |
| Jessop, Fl. C. Aust.: 51 (1981) |
| Wilson, Nuytsia 4: 180-196 (1983) |