Kalidium Moq.

Genus

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae

Characteristics

Shrubs small, much branched; branches not jointed. Leaves alternate, terete or undeveloped, fleshy, basally decurrent. Inflorescence pedunculate, spicate. Flowers spirally arranged, (1 or)3 borne in axil of a fleshy bract, appearing sunken into fleshy rachis, without bractlets, bisexual. Perianth 4-or 5-lobed, spongy in fruit, flat on top surface. Stamens 2. Ovary ovoid; stigmas 2, papillate. Fruit a utricle, enclosed by perianth. Seed vertical, compressed; testa subleathery; embryo semi-annular; perisperm present.
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Images

Kalidium unspecified picture

Distribution

Kalidium world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6900-1
WFO ID wfo-4000019792
COL ID 578D
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Kalidium

Lower taxons

Kalidium foliatum Kalidium caspicum Kalidium sinicum Kalidium cuspidatum Kalidium schrenkianum Kalidium gracile