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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet

Family: Martyniaceae
Proboscidea

Citation: Schmidel, Icon. Pl. 49:t. 12, 13 (1763).

Derivation: About 3 species in the southern United States of America to northern South America; 2 species naturalised in Australia.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Sepals fused in a 5-lobed calyx; corolla cream to lilac or red-purple; fertile stamens 4.

capsule not prickly, the horns as long as or longer than the main body.

Biology: Not Applicable

Author: Not yet available


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