Boschniakia C.A.Mey.

Groundcone (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae

Characteristics

Herbs fleshy, glabrescent. Rootstock globose, subglobose, or long cylindric. Stems usually 1-3, erect, unbranched, cylindric, fleshy. Leaves spirally arranged, triangular or ovate-triangular. Inflorescences racemose or spicate; bract 1; bractlets 2 or absent. Flowers subsessile or short pedicelled. Calyx cupular or short cupular, apex irregularly 2-5-toothed; lobes triangular or lanceolate, partly or all deciduous and calyx-tube margin truncate. Corolla bilabiate; tube erect, enlarged; upper lip entire or apex emarginate; lower lip 3-lobed, lobes subequal. Stamens 4, exserted, inserted near base of corolla tube; filaments pubescent at base, glabrescent upward; anthers 2-celled, free or slightly connate. Ovary 1-locular; parietal placentas 2 or 3. Style slightly curved, persistent; stigma 2-or 3-lobed. Capsule ovoid-oblong or subglobose, dehiscing by 2 or 3 valves. Seeds ellipsoid-oblong or irregularly globose.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Boschniakia unspecified picture

Distribution

Boschniakia world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328936-2
WFO ID wfo-4000005056
COL ID 3BR8
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Boschniakia

Lower taxons

Boschniakia rossica