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Seetzenia
Sign in to saveSeetzenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderZygophyllales
- FamilyZygophyllaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Collections
- MO, MNHN, B
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative characteristics
- Taxonomy
- Etymology
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- References
Seetzenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.
==Description== thumb|right|Seetzenia orientalis growing in Jordan thumb|right|Seetzenia orientalis growing in Jordan thumb|right|Seetzenia orientalis growing in Jordan ===Vegetative characteristics=== Seetzenia are prostrate, perennial herbs with oppositely arranged, stipulate, trifoliolate leaves. ===Generative characteristics=== The small, pedicellate, actinomorphic, bisexual flowers have 5 sepals and no petals. The androecium consists of 5 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 5 carpels. The capsule fruit produces oval seeds.
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