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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 1/28/2013)
 

Flora Data (Last Modified On 1/28/2013)
Species GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA L.
PlaceOfPublication Sp. PI. 224. 1753.
Synonym Gomphrena globosa P carnea Moq. in DC. Prodr. 13 2:409. 1849. Gomphrena globosa oy albiflora Moq. loc. cit. 409. 1849. Xeraea globosa 0. Ktze. Rev. Gen. 545. 1891. Amarantoides globosus Maza, Fl. Haban. 94. 1897. Amarantoides globosus albiflorus Maza, loc. cit. 95. 1897. Gomphrena globosa var. aureiflora Stuchlik, in Rep. Spec. Nov. 12:340. 1913.
Description Erect or ascending pilose annual herbs, the branching stems to 60 cm. high. Leaves sericeous, occasionally glabrate, oblong to ovate or obovate, apically acute and mucronate, basally rounded to attenuate, 2-10 cm. long, 0.5-5 cm. broad; petioles 1-15 mm. long. Inflorescences of terminal and axillary reniform to cylindric variously colored heads or spikes, occasionally clustered, 10-25 mm. long, 15-25 mm. broad, subtended by ovate leaves 5-20 mm. long. Flowers perfect; bracts persistent, ovate, acuminate, 3-4 mm. long; bracteoles dentate-cristate, exceeding the sepals, 7-12 mm. long, 2-3.5 mm. broad; sepals 5, subequal, basally connate, cinereous- to rufous-lanate, ultimately indurate and closely embracing the fruit, 5-6.5 mm. long; stamens 5, the anthers sessile between the 5 2-lobate pseudostaminodia; stamen tube 4-8 mnm. long; ovary globose; style 1, 1-1.5 mm. long; stigmata 2, 1-1.5 mm. long. Fruit an indehiscent areolate utricle 1.5-2.5 mm. long; seeds cochleate-orbiculate, reddish brown, ocellate, 1.5-2 mm. broad.
Habit herbs
Distribution Cultivated and escaped in many regions of the world, this species may be a native of America although it was originally described from India.
Note Standley (in Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 27:173. 1928) reports that it occurs in Panama as a cultivant and an escape. In Panama it is called siempreviva and suspiro. The names arnor seco, innortal and boton are also used in Guatemala. Some of these vernacular names suggest the persistence of the flowerss which makes them popular in wreaths and dry floral arrangements. That the differences between this and the preceding species are quantitative may suggest a polyploid derivation.
 
 
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