Philibertella (Philibertella)
Description
Funastrum is a genus of flowering plant now in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, formerly in Asclepiadaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word funis, meaning "rope", and astrum, alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines. They are herbaceous vines , with white latex , with the smell of garlic , with rhizomes frequently. The leaves persistent or deciduous in ( F. clausum (Jacq.) Schult.), Herbaceous leaves, often soft 2-9 cm long and 0.5-5 cm wide, ovate, linear, elliptical, triangular, basally cordate, truncated or cuneate, with acute or acuminate apex, both adaxial and abaxially glabrous or pubescent. The inflorescences as short or long as the adjacent leaves or longer than the adjacent leaves in ( F.clausum (Kunth) Schltr.,), With 6-18 flowers, with tiny, linear, lanceolate or oval floral bracts . It has a chromosome number of : 2n = 20 ( F. clausum ( Jacq. ) Schult. ), Or 40 ( F. angustifolium ( Pers. ) Liede & Meve ), or 44 ( F. crispum ( Benth. ) Schltr. ) .
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Philibertella
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