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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet

Family: Restionaceae
Loxocarya

Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 249 (1810).

Derivation: Greek loxos, oblique; karyon, nut.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Stems usually much-branched and often flexuose, the branches often densely clustered, the sheathing scales persistent.

Flowers usually dioecious; male spikelets several-flowered, female 1-flowered; ovary 1-celled; style not branched, stigmatic from below the middle.

Fruit a small ovoid usually indehiscent nut.

Distribution:  About 7 Australian species most in W.Aust.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available


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