Microtea sulcicaulis
- Second step lectotype (designated by Sukhorukov, A. P., Sennikov, A.N., Nilova, M.V., Mazei, Y., Kushunina, M., Marchioretto, M.S. & Hanáček, P. 2019: 342): PARAGUAY. In regione fluminis Tapiraguay, Aug.[ust] [without year], E. Hassler 4328 (K000601203; isolectotypes B, G, P00743937, P00634433)
- 1. Sukhorukov, A. P., Sennikov, A.N., Nilova, M.V., Mazei, Y., Kushunina, M., Marchioretto, M.S. & Hanáček, P. 2019: Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales. – PhytoKeys 115: 1-50. http://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.115.29041, 2. Sukhorukov, A. P., Sennikov, A.N., Nilova, M.V., Mazei, Y., Kushunina, M., Marchioretto, M.S. & Hanáček, P. 2019: Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales. – PhytoKeys 115: 1-50. http://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.115.29041
Distribution (General)
Subtropical South America.A
Description
Perennial herb with a taproot; stems up to 60 cm, sparsely branched, glabrous; rosulate leaves at least partially persistent, appressed to the stem, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 3.0–8.0 × 0.5–1.0 cm, tapering into the short petiole; cauline leaves numerous, continuously decreasing in size towards the inflorescence, sessile; inflorescence a spike, branched, with lateral shoots directed upwards and not spreading or whip-like; pedicels up to 0.5 mm, flowers with a bract and two bracteoles; perianth segments 5, greenish with white margin or yellowish, ovoid; stamens 5–8; stigmas 2, thick; fruit 1.5–2.0 × 1.30–1.50 mm; pericarp readily scraped off the seed, with small finger-shaped outgrowths up to 0.3 mm; seed 1.3–1.5 mm, with alveolate surface.A
Bibliography
A. Sukhorukov, A. P., Sennikov, A.N., Nilova, M.V., Mazei, Y., Kushunina, M., Marchioretto, M.S. & Hanáček, P. 2019: Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales. – PhytoKeys 115: 1-50. http://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.115.29041