Chaenorhinum (DC.) Rchb.

First published in Consp. Regn. Veg.: 123 (1828)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe, Medit. to W. Himalaya.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Herbs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite below, alternate above
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in terminal racemes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx deeply divided into 5 unequal or subequal lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla with straight spur; limb 2-lipped, the lower lip with low palate not closing the mouth of the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, included, the adjacent pairs of anthers marginally coherent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style filiform; stigma capitate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a capsule with often unequal cells, the larger cell dehiscing before the smaller one, first by a circumscissile split then by irregular teeth or valves, the smaller cell dehiscing by solitary pore or indehiscent.
Distribution
Genus of some 25 species mainly in south-western Europe, northern Africa and south-western Asia.
[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 2025. 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 2025. 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