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Piriqueta
Sign in to savePiriqueta is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Turneroideae (Passifloraceae).
Species
pitted stripeseed
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyTurneraceae
Perennial herb or subshrub. Stipules caducous or 0. Leaves alternate, with impressed submarginal glands towards the base. Flowers axillary, solitary, usually heterostylous. Pedicel articulated at the apex of a peduncle bearing 2-4 bracteoles. Sepals connate near the base. Petals inserted at the throat of the calyx-tube; corona of 10 scales at the base of the petals. Ovules many-ovulate. Capsule spherical to elliptic, 3-valved. Seeds slightly curved; aril whitish.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 565
- With media
- 79
- Family
- Turneraceae
- Collections
- NY, UFERSA, BRIT, UNIVASF, JBB, CPATSA
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil, Mexico, Bolivia, United States, Suriname, French Guiana
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Passifloraceae
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- Commons category
- Piriqueta
- taxon name
- Piriqueta
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Piriqueta
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Morphology
- Karyotype
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Species
- Formerly placed in the genus
- References
Piriqueta is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Turneroideae (Passifloraceae).
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piriqueta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.