Blackstonia Huds.

Chlorette (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae

Characteristics

Annual, glabrous, glaucous herbs. Flowers 6–9-merous. Calyx tube much shorter than lobes; lobes linear. Corolla rotate; tube shorter than lobes; plicae absent. Stamens equal; filaments basally adnate to corolla tube; anthers basifixed, not twisted after anthesis, dehiscence longitudinal. Nectaries absent. Ovary ellipsoidal; ovules numerous; style filiform, caducous; stigmas 2, each bifid, finely papillose; gynophore absent. Capsule ellipsoidal, included in persistent perianth, dehiscing longitudinally to base. Seeds numerous.
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Glabrous, erect, annual herbs. Lvs sessile; lf pairs distant along stem. Cymes terminal, several-flowered, occasionally fls solitary. Calyx deeply divided into 6-12 linear lobes. Corolla rotate; lobes 6-12, > tube, yellow. Anthers basifixed, oblong to linear, not or slightly twisted spirally after dehiscence. Style filiform, caducous; stigma deeply 2-lobed. Capsule ovoid to ellipsoid; valve margins not intrusive. Seeds numerous, minute.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

Blackstonia unspecified picture

Distribution

Blackstonia world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16480-1
WFO ID wfo-4000004705
COL ID 62FRZ
BDTFX ID 86000
INPN ID 189895
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Synonyms

Blackstonia

Lower taxons

Blackstonia grandiflora Blackstonia imperfoliata Blackstonia acuminata Blackstonia perfoliata