Oziroe | |
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Oziroe arida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: |
Oziroe Raf. [1] |
Type species | |
Oziroe leuchlora (syn of O. arida) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Oziroe is a genus of bulbous South American plants in the squill subfamily within the asparagus family. [1] [3] Within the Scilloideae, it is the sole member of the tribe Oziroëeae and the only genus in the subfamily to be found in the New World. [3]
Species of Oziroe grow from bulbs, which have contractile roots as well as normal ones. Each bulb produces only a few leaves, which are thick and grooved. The flowering stem ( scape) appears at the same time as the leaves. It has bracts along its length, with generally one or two flowers on straight stalks ( pedicels) appearing from the angle between each bract and the scape. The flowers have six whitish tepals about 6 cm (2.4 in) long which are joined for a short length at the base. Fertilized flowers produce black pear-shaped seeds up to 6–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long. [4] [5]
As of March 2013 [update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized five species: [6]
Oziroe | |
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Oziroe arida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: |
Oziroe Raf. [1] |
Type species | |
Oziroe leuchlora (syn of O. arida) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Oziroe is a genus of bulbous South American plants in the squill subfamily within the asparagus family. [1] [3] Within the Scilloideae, it is the sole member of the tribe Oziroëeae and the only genus in the subfamily to be found in the New World. [3]
Species of Oziroe grow from bulbs, which have contractile roots as well as normal ones. Each bulb produces only a few leaves, which are thick and grooved. The flowering stem ( scape) appears at the same time as the leaves. It has bracts along its length, with generally one or two flowers on straight stalks ( pedicels) appearing from the angle between each bract and the scape. The flowers have six whitish tepals about 6 cm (2.4 in) long which are joined for a short length at the base. Fertilized flowers produce black pear-shaped seeds up to 6–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long. [4] [5]
As of March 2013 [update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized five species: [6]