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Abylidae

(Family)

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Taxonomy

The Family Abylidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

Abyla

At least 11 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Abyla.

More info about the Genus Abyla may be found here.

Abylopsis

At least 7 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Abylopsis.

More info about the Genus Abylopsis may be found here.

Bassia

Herbs annual. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear to lanceolate, complanate, semiterete, or terete, membranous or fleshy, densely hairy. Flowers solitary or forming a spike, sessile, without bracts or bractlets, bisexual. Perianth discoid, 5-lobed, hairy; segments equal; abaxial appendages uncinate, subulate, or triangular in fruit. Stamens 5. Ovary broadly ovoid; style short; stigmas 2 or 3. Utricle depressed ovoid; pericarp membranous, free from seed. Seed horizontal, depressed globose; embryo annular.[1] [more]

At least 180 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Bassia.

More info about the Genus Bassia may be found here.

Ceratocymba

At least 5 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Ceratocymba.

More info about the Genus Ceratocymba may be found here.

Clausophyes

At least 6 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Clausophyes.

More info about the Genus Clausophyes may be found here.

Enneagonum

More info about the Genus Enneagonum may be found here.

Footnotes

  1. Gelin Zhu, Sergei L. Mosyakin & Steven E. Clemants "Bassia". in Flora of China Vol. 5 Page 386. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

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Last Revised: May 04, 2008