Graderia
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| Graderia | |
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| G. subintegra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Buchnereae |
| Genus: | Graderia Benth. |
Graderiahemiparasitic taxon.[4]
Etymology
Graderia is a
taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist John Gerard.[5]
Description
Sometimes a suffrutex with stems growing from a woody rhizome. Leaves may be opposite or alternate.[2] The solitary flowers appear in the axils, and have a five-lobed calyx and corolla. The flower is tubular with four stamens, in pairs of unequal length.[2] Each stamen has two divergent, oblong and curved thecae. The two-locular ovary has numerous ovules, and produces numerous seeds in a fruit capsule.[2]
Systematics
The genus includes some 4 species.[6]
- Graderia fruticosa Balf.f. is endemic to Socotra.
- Graderia linearifolia Codd
- Graderia scabra Benth.
- Graderia subintegra Mast.
References
- ^ Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist. Haymarket Publishing. 1893.
- ^ a b c d Hyde, M.A.; et al. "7614.000 Graderia Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- PMID 23608647.
- ISSN 1996-8175.
- S2CID 187926901.
- ISBN 978-94-007-4141-6.
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