Dictamnus L.

Dictamnus (en), Fraxinelle (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Leaves alternate, odd-pinnate. Inflorescences terminal. Flowers bisexual, zygomorphic. Sepals 5, basally connate. Petals 5, 4 ascending and 1 descending, imbricate in bud. Stamens 10, distinct, declined. Disk thick, asymmetrically annular. Gynoecium 5-carpelled; ovaries basally connate, otherwise contiguous; ovules 3 per locule; style lateral, declined, of 5 basally coherent but apically connate stylar elements; stigma punctiform. Fruit of 5 basally connate follicles; endocarp cartilaginous, discharged elastically with seeds at dehiscence. Seeds black, subglobose, shiny; seed coat brittle, sclerenchymatous; endosperm copious; embryo straight; cotyledons broadly elliptic, flattened; hypocotyl partly included between cotyledons.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35678-1
WFO ID wfo-4000011558
COL ID 44WX
BDTFX ID 86311
INPN ID 191744
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Dictamnus

Lower taxons

Dictamnus albus Dictamnus dasycarpus