Sclerolaena
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Shrubs with succulent leaves. Flowers bisexual, solitary or in small clusters in the leaf axils; perianth urceolate, 3-5-rnerous; fruiting perianth hardened, often vertically ribbed, with 2-5, rarely ll intertepaline spines at the apex of the perianth tube, often with an additional spine or tubercle opposite the radicle, rarely connected to a horizontal wing; stamens 5; stigmas 2. Seeds vertical to horizontal; embryo annular; radicle superior or ascending. About 80 spp., Australia.