Rubiaceae

Valantia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1051 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia to W. Asia and NE. Tropical Africa.

Descriptions

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs Small genus of about four species from the Canary Is in the west aross the Mediterranean Region and to Iran in the east.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves in whorls of 4 (including leaf-like stipules), sessile or almost so
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in short axillary 3-flowered cymes, the central flower bisexual with 4-merous corolla, the lateral flowers male with 3-merous corolla; peduncles and pedicels deflexed between leaves, becoming enlarged and encircling fruit, with bristles or hooks on outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx obsolete
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla cup-shaped to rotate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-celled with 1 ovule in each cell; style 2-fid with capitate stigmas
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit dry, of 2 parts (mericarps) or 1 mericarp aborted
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • 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