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Camphorosma
Sign in to saveCamphorosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, found in northern Africa, southern and eastern Europe, Crimea, Russia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, the Altai, western Siberia, Xinjiang in China, and Mongolia. Annuals or subshrubs, they can be distinguished from closely related taxa such as Bassia by their flattened perianths which have four lobes, inflorescences with multicellular glandular hairs, a distinct C4 leaf anatomy type (called the Camphorosma type), and a chromosome count of 2n = 12.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 36
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Collections
- MU, O, JBRJ, B, MNHN, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, BulgáRia, Spain, PéRou, Croatia, France, Hungary
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Camphorosmeae
- Image
- Camphorosma monspeliense Ypey88.jpg
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- Commons category
- Camphorosma
- taxon name
- Camphorosma
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Camphorosma monspeliaca
- topic's main category
- Category:Camphorosma
- taxon common name
- 樟味藜属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Camphorosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, found in northern Africa, southern and eastern Europe, Crimea, Russia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, the Altai, western Siberia, Xinjiang in China, and Mongolia. Annuals or subshrubs, they can be distinguished from closely related taxa such as Bassia by their flattened perianths which have four lobes, inflorescences with multicellular glandular hairs, a distinct C4 leaf anatomy type (called the Camphorosma type), and a chromosome count of 2n = 12.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Camphorosma annua Pall. Camphorosma monspeliaca L. Camphorosma persepolitana Gand. Camphorosma polygama Bunge ex Boiss. Camphorosma songorica Bunge
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