Neobassia | |
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Neobassia astrocarpa fruit | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Subfamily: | Camphorosmoideae |
Tribe: | Camphorosmeae |
Genus: |
Neobassia A.J.Scott |
Neobassia is a genus of small shrubs in the family Chenopodiaceae ( sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae family, ( sensu lato) according to the APG classification. [1] [2] Species are endemic to Australia. [3]
Species have alternate, sessile leaves. Flowers are bisexual, solitary in the leaf axil. The perianth is 5-lobed with 5 stamens. The fruiting perianth is cylindrical, crustaceous to woody, with 5 spines arising from the base of the lobes, which distinguishes it from Sclerolaena. Pericarp membranous, seed vertical, testa membranous, embryo U-shaped, with an erect radicle, perisperm central. [4] [5]
Species include, according to Kew; [3]
The genus name of Neobassia is in honour of Ferdinando Bassi (1710–1774), Italian botanist. [6] It was first described and published in Feddes Repert. Vol.89 on page 117 in 1978. [3]