Neobassia

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]

Neobassia
Neobassia astrocarpa fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Camphorosmoideae
Tribe: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Neobassia
A.J.Scott

Description

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

Species include, according to Kew;[3]

Taxonomy

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]

References
  1. "Neobassia". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. Wilson, Paul G. (2020). "Neobassia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. "Neobassia A.J.Scott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. Paczkowska, Grazyna (18 October 1995). "Neobassia astrocarpa (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott". Western Australian Herbarium.
  5. Scott, A.J. (1978). "A revision of the Camphorosmoideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Feddes Repertorium. 89 (2–3): 101–119. doi:10.1002/fedr.19780890202.
  6. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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