Family: Loganiaceae
Mitrasacme
Citation:
Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. Sp. 1:35 (1805).
Derivation: Greek mitra, ecclesiastical mitre; acme, summit.
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: None
Description:
Annual or perennial herbs; stems erect or prostrate, leaves opposite, often forming a rosette at the base, sessile, the bases of opposite leaves connected by a membrane.
Flowers bisexual, solitary in upper leaf axils or in umbels; calyx 2- or 4-lobed; corolla campanulate or salver-shaped, 4-lobed, lobes valvate in the bud; stamens 4, usually included; ovary superior or slightly inferior, 2-celled, with many ovules in each cell; styles 2, usually free in the lower part and cohering in the upper part, rarely either entirely cohering or completely free; stigma usually 2-lobed.
Fruit a small capsule, usually globular or ovoid, opening by apical loculicidal slits.
Distribution:
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About 40 species mainly in Australia, also Indomalaysia.
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Biology:
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