Caprifoliaceae

Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans.

First published in Fam. Pl. 2: 152 (1763)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Canary Islands, Medit. to Central Asia and Pakistan, NE. & E. Tropical Africa.

Dipsacaceae, Margaret J. & J. F. M. Cannon. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983

Morphology General Habit: Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum: Capitula hemispherical or globular, with 1–2 rows of foiaceous receptacular bracts.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle: Receptacle scales hairy or 0.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts: Involucel ± sulcate, 8 furrowed, toothed or with a ± membranous corona.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx short with 5–24 plumose setae of equal length.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla usually 5–fid or with 4–6–fid flowers in the same head, rarely entirely 4–fid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Marginal flowers often larger and with more unequal corolla lobes, inner flowers often smaller and more regular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma: Stigma oblique, entire or slightly 2 lobed.

[FZ]

Dipsacaceae, D. M. Napper. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968

Morphology General Habit: Perennial or annual herbs or subshrubs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle: Receptacle shortly conical, without bracts
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Involucel 8-furrowed, obscurely or irregularly toothed or with a narrow undulate entire membranous limb Inflorescence a solitary involucrate head, with 1–2 series of unequal foliaceous bracts shorter than the flowers or exceeding them
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx spreading, small, with numerous long plumose bristles of equal length
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla 5-fid (4–6-fid flowers sometimes occur in the same head) with unequal lobes, the marginal flowers usually larger and with a more unequally lobed limb
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 4
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma: Stigma oblique, entire.

[FTEA]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit: Herbs or shrubs with upright or spreading, woody or herbaceous, usually hairy stems
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence capitate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts: Involucral bracteoles hairy or absent Involucel in fruit 8-ridged, sulcate, ending with minute teeth or in a short crown
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx limb short, stipitate with 12–24 plumose bristles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla 5-fid.
Note: Pterocephalus (from Gr. πτερο, ptero, feather and κεφάλι, kephali, head).

[FIQ]

Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Iraq
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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