Hyalocalyx

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Hyalocalyx
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Turneroideae
Genus: Hyalocalyx
Rolfe
Species:
H. setifer
Binomial name
Hyalocalyx setifer
Rolfe
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Synonyms

Hyalocalyx setifer is the sole member of the monotypic genus Hyalocalyx. [1]

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Description

Hyalocalyx setifer is an annual herb. [2]

Morphology

H setifer can grow up to 27 cm tall. [2] It has a brown woody stem that is covered in long yellowish hairs. [3] [4]

Flower morphology

H. setifer exhibits both distylous and homostylous flowers. [5] Its flowers are solitary, cylindrical, 5–6 mm long, and range from pale yellow to orange in color. [2] [3]

Distribution

Its native range is Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. [1] It is found in open woodlands, along roadsides and on cultivated lands. [4] It is primarily found in dry sandy soil. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hyalocalyx Rolfe". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hyalocalyx setifer Rolfe [family Turneraceae ]". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  3. 1 2 Lewis, J (1954). Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  4. 1 2 3 Fernandes, R (1978). "Hyalocalyx setifer Rolfe [family Turneraceae]". Flora Zambesiaca. 4.
  5. Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae". New Phytologist. 171 (3): 539–551. Bibcode:2006NewPh.171..539S. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x . hdl: 11336/41821 . ISSN   0028-646X. PMID   16866957.