Goldbachia

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Goldbachia
Goldbachia pendula and Goldbachia torulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Goldbachia
DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Anguillicarpus Burkill
  • Spirorhynchus Kar. & Kir.

Goldbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[2]

General description

Goldbachia are annual, herbaceous plants. They lack

trichomes
(hairs) and have branched stems.

The basal leaves are

cotyledons
(primary leaves) are incumbent.

The

anthers are ovate and obtuse at the apex. It has 4 nectar
glands, which are minute; the median glands are free or confluent with laterals. The lateral glands are semi-annular and intrastaminal (inside the stamens). The ovules are 1-3 per ovary, and are subapical.

The fruit (seed capsule) is an

seeds are uniseriate (arranged in a single row), wingless, oblong and plump. The seed coat is smooth, and not mucilaginous (having a viscous or gelatinous consistency) when damp.[3]

Taxonomy

The genus name of Goldbachia is in honour of Carl Ludwig Goldbach (1793–1824), German-born Russian professor of botany in

Syst. Nat. Vol.2 on page 576 in 1821.[2]

Known species

Includes 7 accepted Species, according to Kew;[2]

The genus was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 31 July 2018.[1]

Range and habitat

Its native range is eastern Europe,

Transcaucasia, to Mongolia and Pakistan.[2]

It is found in the countries of Afghanistan, China (including the regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai), Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva (part of Russia), Uzbekistan, and western Siberia.[2]

Goldbachia laevigata, Goldbachia pendula and Goldbachia ikonnikovii are found in China.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus Goldbachia DC". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Goldbachia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Goldbachia in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9
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