Xerophyta Juss.

Genus

Angiosperms > Pandanales > Velloziaceae

Characteristics

Small to large perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaf-blades deciduous along a regular transverse line or rarely persistent (X. schlechteri (Bak.) N. Menezes). Perianth-tube slightly exceeding the ovary; tepals white, blue, mauve, or yellow. Filaments flattened and almost wholly adnate to the tepals, triangular, sometimes auricled near apex. Stigmas linear, vertical, about the same length or much longer than the naked style-base.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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