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Leidesia Müll.Arg.

Genus

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae

Characteristics

Male flowers pedicellate; calyx closed in bud, later splitting in to 3 valvate lobes; petals absent; disk absent; stamens 4–7, central, filaments short, ± connate at the base, anther-cells subglobose, distinct from the base, bivalved, the valves spreading; pistillode absent.
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Inflorescences terminal, racemose, bisexual, mostly male with a basal female flower, and also axillary glomerulate unisexual (female), sometimes consisting of a solitary bracteate female flower; male bracts several-flowered; female bracts resembling reduced foliage leaves.
Female flowers shortly pedicellate; calyx absent, or with 1 bracteiform lobe; petals absent; disk absent; ovary 2-locular, with 1 ovule per loculus; styles 2, ± free, filiform, undivided.
Fruits 2-lobed or monococcous by abortion, dehiscing septicidally into 2 bivalved cocci, or into 2 valves; endocarp thinly crustaceous.
Leaves alternate, occasionally subopposite, petiolate, stipulate, simple, crenate-dentate, palminerved.
Seeds ovoid-subglobose, ecarunculate; testa crustaceous; albumen fleshy; cotyledons broad and flat.
Delicate monoecious annual herbs.
Indumentum simple.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Leidesia world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:15564-1
WFO ID wfo-4000020907
COL ID 8VYRV
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leidesia

Lower taxons

Leidesia procumbens
WorldFloraDB 2024