Rosaceae

Agrimonia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 448 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere, Jawa, S. Brazil, S. Tropical & S. Africa.

Descriptions

Rosaceae, E. J. Mendes. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Tall herbs with imparipinnate, alternate leaves; leaflets dentate; stipules adnate to the base of the petiole.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers usually in terminal, spicate racemes; pedicels bracteate at the base, 2-bracteolate in the middle; calyx persistent, tube turbinate with oo hooked spinules or 5 teeth below the calyx-lobes; calyx-lobes 5, triangular, connivent in fruit; petals 5, yellow, circular to oblong, larger than the calyx-lobes, deciduous; disk annular, glandular, lining the mouth of the calyx-tube; stamens 5–20, uniseriate, inserted on the disk; carpels 2, styles filiform, exserted, with the stigma dilated.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes (1)2, included in the hardened calyx-tube which is beset near the apex with a crown of hooked prickles.
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Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2023. 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 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