Lophiola Ker Gawl.

Genus

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Nartheciaceae

Characteristics

Rhizomes brown to whitish, stoloniferous. Stems erect. Leaves basal and cauline, blade linear. Inflorescences: bracts present. Flowers: tepals with adaxial crest of moniliform trichomes; stamens 6, shorter than tepals; ovary half-inferior to nearly superior, 1-locular distally with 3 parietal placentae and 3-locular proximally with axile placentae; ovules numerous in each locule, arranged in several vertical rows. Capsules ± globose or ovoid. Seeds thin, elongate, variously curved, many per locule; seed coat reticulate; hilum basal.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Lophiola unspecified picture

Distribution

Lophiola world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19472-1
WFO ID wfo-4000022196
COL ID 8VYZY
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Synonyms

Lophiola

Lower taxons

Lophiola aurea