Ethulia

Ethulia is a genus of Asian and African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad

Observations recorded3,576

Annual herbs. Stems erect. Leaves simple, alternate, petiolate; lamina ovate, lanceolate, elliptic, pubescent, margin serrate, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate, chartaceous. Capitulescences terminal or axillary, corymbose. Capitula discoid, pedunculate, homogamous; florets bisexual and fertile. Involucres campanulate, phyllaries imbricate. Corollas purple, funnelform, glandular; corolla lobes 5, actinomorphic. Anthers 5, syngenesious, apical appendage acute, base obtuse. Styles white, 2-branched, inner surface covered with stigmatic papillae, outer surface covered with sweeping hairs reaching to below style bifurcation. Achenes turbinate, 6-ribbed, glandular, carpopodium absent. Pappus absent. Pollen echinate, tricolporate. One species is recognized in Thailand.

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