Axyris L.

Kuehn, U., 1993, Chenopodiaceae, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, pp. 253-281 : 266

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3540555099

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6281356

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scientific name

Axyris L.
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13. Axyris L.

Axyris L., Sp. Pl.: 979 (1753)

Annual herbs, monoecious. Staminate flowers in clusters, these arranged in terminal spiciform inflorescences; perianth of staminate flowers 3-5-lobed; stamens 2-5; pistillate flowers mostly solitary, bibracteolate; bracteoles small, accrescent in fruit; perianth of pistillate flowers of 3-4 segments, stigmas 2. Fruit enclosed by the shortly winged perianth; pericarp adherent; seeds vertical; embryo horseshoe-shaped; radicle descending. Zn = 18. Six spp., C Asia, Himalaya, SW China.

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