Nyctaginaceae

Acleisanthes A.Gray

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 15: 259 (1853)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SW. & S. Central U.S.A. to NE. Mexico, Somalia.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herbs or low shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves simple, usually thick, those of a pair often unequal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary or in usually few-flowered clusters in the leaf axils, each subtended by 1–4 bracts
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-limb trumpet- or funnel-shaped, usually with a long tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2(–3) or 5–6; filaments filiform, adnate to the perianth-limb at the base; anthers exserted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary oblong; style filiform, exserted; stigma peltate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Anthocarp with usually 5 hyaline wings or ribs.
Distribution
Small, remarkably disjunct genus. Acleisanthes currently is a genus of 17 species, all in south-western USA and Mexico, except for A. somalensis in Somalia.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • 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