Microcarpaea R.Br.

Genus

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Phrymaceae

Characteristics

Herbs, small, creeping, much branched, cushionlike. Leaves opposite, small. Flowers axillary. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 5-angled, 5-toothed. Corolla subcampanulate, 4-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed, patent; upper lip entire, short, erect. Stamens 2, anterior. Capsule slightly flattened, 2-grooved, loculicidal. Seeds few, ovoid-fusiform, smooth.
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Distribution

Microcarpaea world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37821-1
WFO ID wfo-4000024064
COL ID 5RK4
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Synonyms

Microcarpaea

Lower taxons

Microcarpaea agonis Microcarpaea minima