Plumbaginaceae

Limonium Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Temperate & Subtropical to Philippines.

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

Morphology General Habit: Herbs or small shrubs
Morphology Leaves: Leaves usually in a basal rosette
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Flowers in 1–several-flowered bracteate spikelets that are arranged in one-sided spikes that together form panicle- or head-like inflorescences
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx funnel-shaped, 5-ribbed; limb scarious, 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla with a short tube or with the petals united at the base only
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted at base of corolla
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style: Styles 5, glabrous, free or united at the base; stigma filiform
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit a capsule with irregular dehiscens or opening with a lid.
Distribution: Cosmopolitan genus of some 460 species, especially well represented in the Mediterranean region and Central Asia.

[FSOM]

Plumbaginaceae, C. M. Wilmot-Dear. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1976

Morphology General Habit: Perennial, rarely annual, herbs or small shrubs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence paniculate, often corymbose; spikes secund, sometimes grouped into compact terminal heads; spikelets 1–several-flowered, 2–several-bracteate, with a small fleshy bracteole at the base of each bract
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx funnel - shaped, 5 - nerved; limb scarious, 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla with short tube or petals connate only at base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted at base of corolla
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Styles 5, glabrous, free or connate at base; stigma filiform
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit a capsule, membranous, 1-seeded, enclosed in persistent calyx, indehiscent or irregularly dehiscent or operculate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seed dark brown or black, long, narrow, slightly flattened, tapering slightly towards apex.

[FTEA]

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

Morphology General Habit: Perennial, rarely annual, herbs or shrubs
Morphology Stem: Stems branched
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts: Bracts 3
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets: Spikelets 1–4-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx obconical-tubular or funnel-shaped, with scarious 5-veined 5–10-lobed limb
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla of 5 free petals, or united at base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens adnate at base or up to middle of petals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style: Styles glabrous, free or short-connate at base; stigmas filiform, glandular over the whole surface
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Utricle membranous below, undulated above, opening by a lid or irregular ruptures near base
Note: Limonium (from Gr. λειμών, leimon, meadow).

[FIQ]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit: Perennial (rarely annual) herbs or dwarf shrubs
Morphology Leaves: Leaves simple, usually in a basal rosette but sometimes with densely leafy branches; leaves often absent at anthesis
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inﬂorescence a corymbose panicle with terminal secund spikes or sometimes with terminal non- ﬂowering branches; spikes of bracteate 1–5-ﬂowered spikelets
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx infundibuliform, the limb scarious, sometimes shortly dentate between lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla with a short tube or the petals connate only at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted at the base of the corolla
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style: Styles 5, glabrous, free or connate at the base; stigmas ﬁliform. Fruit a capsule with circumscissile or irregular dehiscence.
Distribution: A cosmopolitan genus of 150 species.

[Cayman]

Flora of Iraq
- Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of the Cayman Islands
- Flora of the Cayman Islands
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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