Cortia Dc.

Genus

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, acaulescent or shortly caulescent, ascending, rosette but rarely closely appressed to soil surface. Taproot stout, vertical, elongate. Stem base densely clothed in fibrous remnant sheaths. Basal leaves petiolate; blade 2–3-pinnatisect; ultimate segments linear. Umbels compound, solitary terminal umbel usually sessile, appearing as a cluster of simple umbels, lateral umbels few to several, pedunculate, obviously compound; bracts and bracteoles few to several, foliaceous, 1–2-pinnate, ultimate segments linear; rays numerous, very unequal. Calyx teeth conspicuous, linear or lanceolate, unequal. Petals white, purplish to deep purple, obovate, costa yellowish, apex inflexed, acute. Fruit dorsally compressed; dorsal ribs filiform, prominent, narrowly winged, lateral broadly winged, wings more than 2 × width of dorsal wings; vittae 1–2 in each furrow, 2–4 on commissure. Seed face slightly concave. Carpophore 2-cleft to base.
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Images

Cortia unspecified picture

Distribution

Cortia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39846-1
WFO ID wfo-4000009376
COL ID 62M9J
BDTFX ID 101941
INPN ID 606876
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Synonyms

Cortia

Lower taxons

Cortia depressa Cortia candollei Cortia lhasana Cortia staintoniana