Lagascea Cav.

First published in Anales Ci. Nat. 6: 331 (1803), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Arizona to Tropical America.

Descriptions

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula in dense glomerules surrounded by foliose bracts, these glomerules in turn in cymose or racemose inflorescences; phyllaries connate; capitula usually 1-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers bisexual; style branches attenuate, pilose on abaxial side; anther appendages narrowly ovate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Pappus of few scales or bristles.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0