Cypselocarpus F.Muell.

Genus

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Gyrostemonaceae

Characteristics

Dioecious, prostrate, ?annual herbs. Leaves linear-terete, somewhat succulent. Male plant: flowers in axillary and terminal racemes, the axis not growing out; stamens 8–10, in 1 whorl. Female plant: flowers solitary, axillary; ovary 1 cylindrical, unilocular; style 3-lobed, papillose. Fruit a hard achene. Seed U-shaped, slightly rugose, 2 mm long; aril small.
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Distribution

Cypselocarpus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6828-1
WFO ID wfo-4000010485
COL ID 3YTP
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Synonyms

Cypselocarpus

Lower taxons

Cypselocarpus haloragoides