WorldFloraDB - Scorpiurus

Characteristics

Herbs. Lvs simple, entire, stipulate, 3-5-veined; blade continuous with petiole. Infl. axillary, umbellate or fls solitary; bracts minute; bracteoles 0. Calyx campanulate; calyx teeth ± equal; upper 2 teeth somewhat connate. Corolla yellow or purplish. Vexillary stamen free, remainder connate; anthers uniform. Style inflexed; stigma terminal. Pod lomentaceous, indehiscent, subterete, spirally twisted, deeply ribbed; ribs often tuberculate or spinous; seeds estrophiolate.

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