Orobanchaceae

Bartsia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 602 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe, Medit to Iran, E. Central & E. African Mountains, Greenland, NE. Canada.

Descriptions

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs, densely pubescent, often glandular
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, sessile, with revolute, crenate, rarely entire margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary, axillary, shortly pedicellate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx campanulate, unequally 4-lobed, the median clefts usually deeper than lateral ones
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow (in Flora area), white, red or violet-brown, 2-lipped, tubular, the tube longer than the calyx, galeate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, inserted at the top of the corolla tube, included; anthers bithecal, transverse, bearded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
Ovary oblong to subglobose; style entire, dilated at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule oblong
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, testa reticulate, with longitudinal wings, the wings striate.
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Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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