Gomfrena ( lat. Gomphrena ) is a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants included in the Amaranth family ( Amaranthaceae ).
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 Blooming gomfrena spherical | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gomphrena L. , 1753 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gomphrena globosa L., 1753 - Globular gomphrena | |||||||||||||||||||||
Content
Title
Karl Linney in the Species plantarum used the name Gomphrena in relation to this genus, taking it from the work of the French botanist Jacques Dalechane (1513-1588). Daleshan indicated that a plant with this name (probably an amaranth ) was described in Pliny's Natural History .
Botanical description
The genus is represented by annual and perennial grasses with erect or ascending stems . The leaves are located opposite, sessile or petiolate, with a solid edge.
The flowers are collected in single capitate inflorescences at the ends of the shoots, painted in red, white or yellow tones. Perianth fivefold, pubescent from the outside. Stamens in the amount of 5, with threads fused together into a tube, with single-nest anthers. Ovary smooth, flattened. Pestle with two stigmas.
The fruit is an undeveloped acme . The seed is smooth, flattened.
Area
Most species of the genus are common in the tropical zones of both hemispheres. The greatest diversity of species is observed in South America .
The type species is described by samples grown in Gartekamp .
Meaning and application
Gomfrena spherical introduced into many regions of the world, grown as an ornamental plant. In East Asia, this plant is often used in food. Some nations use homophrenic in medicine.
Taxonomy
| 10 more families, including Clove and Buckwheat (according to the APG III System ) | ||||||||||||
| more than 100 types, typical - Spherical gomphrena | ||||||||||||
| order of clove flowers | genus Gomfren | |||||||||||
| department Flowering, or Angiosperms | Amaranth family | |||||||||||
| another 58 orders of flowering plants (by APG III System ) | more than 150 births, including Amaranth , Mar , Solyanka and Soleros | |||||||||||
Synonyms
- Amaranthoides Tourn. ex Mill. , 1754
- Bragantia Vand. , 1771
- Chnoanthus Phil. , 1862
- Coluppa Rheede ex Adans. , 1763
- Ninanga Raf. , 1837
- Schultesia Schrad. , 1821, nom. illeg.
- Wadapus Raf., 1837
- Xeraea L. ex Kuntze , 1891
Types
The genus includes more than 100 species. Some of them:
- Gomphrena angustiflora mart. , 1826
- Gomphrena canescens R.Br. , 1810
- Gomphrena celosioides Mart., 1826
- Gomphrena elegans Mart., 1826
- Gomphrena filaginoides M. Martens & Galeotti , 1843
- Gomphrena globosa L., 1753 - Globular gomphrena
- Gomphrena haageana Klotzsch , 1853 - Gomfrena Hage
- Gomphrena perennis L., 1753
- Gomphrena rupestris Nees , 1821
- Gomphrena serrata L., 1753 - Scattered gomphrena
Notes
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
Literature
- CA Backer . Flora Malesiana. - Leiden, 1949. - Vol. 4. - P. 95-97.