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Prostrate succulent perennial herbs, confined to coastal sand dunes. Stems flattened and deeply grooved on one face, far-creeping and rooting at the nodes. Leaves sessile, decussate, densely imbricate on short shoots. Stipules with 1-few short lobes.Flowers solitary, axillary, bisexual, heterostylous. Corolla 4-lobed. Ovary 2-locular; ovule 1 per loculus. Fruit indehiscent, 1-2-seeded.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Phylohydrax Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2226
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Phylohydrax

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Phylohydrax is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. Its species are native to Madagascar, Tanzania and South Africa.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Phylohydrax was established by Christian Puff in 1986 to accommodate two species previously placed in the genus Hydrophylax. The two genera were distinguished on morphological grounds, in particular the detailed structure of the flowers. Phylohydrax species are heterostylous unlike those of Hydrophylax.[2] Puff placed the genus in the tribe Spermacoceae, a placement supported by more recent sources.[3]

Species

As of March 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Phylohydrax Puff". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  2. ^ Puff, Christian (1986). "Phylohydrax (Rubiaceae-Spermacoceae)-a New Genus to Accommodate the African and Madagascan "Hydrophylax" Species". Plant Svstematics and Evolution. 154 (3–4): 343–366. doi:10.1007/BF00990132. S2CID 33529035.
  3. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Rubiaceae Genera. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

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Phylohydrax: Brief Summary

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Phylohydrax is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. Its species are native to Madagascar, Tanzania and South Africa.

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