[FTEA]
Equisetaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1999
- Morphology General Habit
- Terrestrial plants
- Morphology Stem
- Aerial stems erect, uniform or of two kinds, fertile and sterile, hollow, ribbed; arising from creeping subterranean, often very deep, rhizomes; producing whorls of branches at the nodes; some species produce tubers borne singly or in rows like strings of beads, from the rhizomes near the roots
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves reduced, in whorls, those of each whorl being united to form a sheath around the stem at each node
[FZ]
Equisetaceae, E. A. C. L. E. Schelpe. Flora Zambesiaca. 1970
- Morphology Stem
- Aerial stems erect, hollow, ribbed, arising from creeping subterranean rhizomatous stems and producing whorls of branches at the nodes
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves reduced to a many-toothed short sheath at each node
Equisetaceae Rich. ex DC. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) ed. 3, 2: 49. 1805 [17 Sep 1805] (1805)
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Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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