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!!Emex Neck. ex Campd.

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Published In: Monographie des Rumex 55. 1819. (Monogr. Rumex)

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)

General/Distribution: A genus with only 2 species, distributed in Mediterranean coastal parts, South Afrrica, Australia, Kenya, Iran, Pakistan and Arabia.

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Annual glabrous herbs. Leaves alternate, entire, ochreate, ochrea membranous, soon becoming lacerate, petiolate, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-cordate. Flowers unisexual (plants monoecious), rarely bisexual. Perianth segments 6, greenish, distinct in staminate flowers; connate in pistillate flowers, arranged in 2 whorls of 3 each, inner ones erect, outer ones spinescent, indurated in fruit. Stamens 4-6. Styles 3, dilated and fimbriate above; stigmas 3. Nut 3-angled, enclosed in the spiniscent perianth. Seeds turbinate-trigonous, erect.

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1	Fruiting perianth not or hardly more than 4 mm across (including spines), inner segments broadly ovate or rounded with a mucro, outer segments centrally ribbed and foveolate on either side with 3 longitudinal grooves.
+	Fruiting perianth 11-12 mm across (including spines), inner segments lanceolate, outer segments centrally ribbed and foveolate on either side with 2 longitudinal grooves.	1 Emex australis

Lower Taxa

Emex australis Steinh.

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