1948
Philydraceae
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Publication
Flora Malesiana - Series 1, Spermatophyta , Volume 4 - Issue 1 p. 5- 7
Erect herbs with a short rhizome. Leaves linear radical or crowded at the stem base, distich, equitant, parallel-nerved. Flowers zygomorphic, bisexual, solitary in the axil of spathaceous bracts. Perianth corolline, segments 4, 2-seriate. Stamen 1, inserted at the base of the abaxial segments. Filament flattened; anther 2-celled; cells straight or twisted, opening lengthwise by slits. Ovary superior, 3-celled with axile placentas, or 1-celled with parietal placentas. Style simple. Ovules ~, anatropous. Capsule with 3 valves. Seeds ~. Distr. Centering in Australia, comprises 4 genera with 5 species.
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Flora Malesiana - Series 1, Spermatophyta | |
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Organisation | Naturalis journals & series |
Skottsberg, C. (1948). Philydraceae. Flora Malesiana - Series 1, Spermatophyta, 4(1), 5–7. |