Zaleya pentandra (Zaleya pentandra)
Description
A diffuse prostrate perennial.Stem papillose to glabrous.Leaves 1.5-4.0 cm long,0.6-2.7 cm broad,oblong to obovate,papillose;petiole 8-11 mm long,with a sheathing base.Flowers axillary,solitary or 2-5,sessile;bract solitary,ovate-lanceolate,c.3 mm long;bracteoles 2-3,unequal,scarious.Calyx persistent,papillose,sepals oblong ovate,c.2 mm long,margin white.Stamens 5,alternating with the sepals,filaments c.2 mm long,dilated at the base.Ovary c.2 mm long,ob-pyramidal,papillose;styles 2,c.1-2 mm long,linear,slightly curved,persistent.Pyxidium 1.4—5mm long,4-seeded,splitting longitudinally,lid mitreform,c.2 mm broad,margin irregularly lobed;amphora 2 seeded.Seeds 1.5 mm long,black,rugose.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Aizoaceae
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Genus: Zaleya
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