WorldFloraDB - Thamnosma

Characteristics

Ovary of 2 united carpels, sessile, 2-locular and prominently 2-lobed at the apex; loculi 4–6-ovulate; style filiform, arising between the lobes of the ovary; stigma capitate.

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Leaves alternate, entire or deeply divided, sessile or petiolate, linear to narrowly oblanceolate.

Shrublets or perennial herbs 0·2–0·6 m. high, with pellucid gland-dots on all parts.

Inflorescence of terminal or axillary racemes or panicles.

Stamens 8, inserted at the base of an annular disk.

Fruit a capsule dehiscing ventrally by a slit.

Flowers bisexual, 4-merous, pedicellate.

Seeds echinate.

Life form	perennial
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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35980-1
WFO ID	wfo-4000038083
COL ID	7V9H
BDTFX ID	-
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Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Thamnosma

Lower taxons

Thamnosma africanum Thamnosma texana Thamnosma rhodesica Thamnosma montana Thamnosma africana Thamnosma rhodesicum Thamnosma trifoliata Thamnosma hirschii Thamnosma socotranum Thamnosma montanum Thamnosma texanum Thamnosma stanfordii Thamnosma somalensis Thamnosma pailensis Thamnosma crenata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Thamnosma Torr. & Frém.

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Genus

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae