Amaranthaceae

Polyrhabda C.C.Towns.

First published in Kew Bull. 39: 675 (1984)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Somalia.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Suffruticose plant with entire, alternate leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers all fertile, solitary or paired in the axils of the upper leaves, bracteate and bibracteolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
Tepals 5, obscurely 3-nerved, all similar in form
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 5, the slender filaments alternating with large, elliptic-oblong, obtuse pseudostaminodes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 1-ovulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style slender, stigma capitate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Mature fruit unknown.
Distribution
Genus of a single species known only from 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 2026. 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 2026. 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