Biology:Dicrastylis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Dicrastylis
Dicrastylis costelloi var. costelloi habit.jpg
Dicrastylis costelloi
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Prostantheroideae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Drumm. ex Harv.
Map.Dicrastylis.jpg
Synonyms[1]
  • Mallophora Endl.
  • Lachnocephalus Turcz.
  • Dicrastyles Benth.

Dicrastylis is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1855.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia .[1][4] The type species is Dicrastylis fulva.[3]

Description

The fruit is a non-fleshy; indehiscent, 4-celled nut, with each cell having 1-2 seeds. The calyx is five-lobed and woolly outside.[4]

Species

(According to the Plants of the World online)[5]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8470838 entry