Tapeinostemon

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Tapeinostemon

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<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobe number

5-lobed1
1. 004-002-001

<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes

lobes imbricate;2
2. 004-002-002

<<Flowers>Corolla>Lobe number

5-lobed3
3. 004-003-002

<<Flowers>Corolla>Shape

tubular4
4. 004-003-001

<<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers

anthers sagittate-ovate,5
5. 004-004-003

<<Flowers>Stamens>Connective

connective sometimes bidentate;6
6. 004-004-004

<<Flowers>Stamens>Filaments

filaments short,7
7. 004-004-002

<<Flowers>Stamens>Stamen number

58
8. 004-004-001

<<Flowers>Stigma>Lobe number

2-lobed9
9. 004-006-001

<Flowers>Calyx

calyx deeply ,10
10. 004-002

<Flowers>Corolla

corolla , regularly ;11
11. 004-003

<Flowers>Merosity

5-merous12
12. 004-001

<Flowers>Pollen

pollen in monads;13
13. 004-005

<Flowers>Stamens

stamens , inserted halfway corolla tube,14
14. 004-004

<Flowers>Stigma

stigma .15
15. 004-006

<Fruits>Calyx

with persistent calyx16
16. 005-002

<Fruits>Seeds

seeds areolate.17
17. 005-003

<Fruits>Shape

oblong-ellipsoid18
18. 005-001

<Inflorescences>Position

axillary and/or terminal19
19. 003-001

<Leaves>Vein number

3-5-veined or 3-pliveined20
20. 002-001

Description

Herbs or small shrubs, mostly branched. Leaves sessile or petiolate, 3-5-veined or 3-pliveined. Inflorescences axillary and/or terminal, dichasial panicles. Flowers 5-merous; calyx deeply 5-lobed, lobes imbricate; corolla tubular, regularly 5-lobed; stamens 5, inserted halfway corolla tube, filaments short, anthers sagittate-ovate, connective sometimes bidentate; pollen in monads; stigma 2-lobed. Fruit a capsule, oblong-ellipsoid, with persistent calyx; seeds areolate.

Distribution

Guianas present, S America present, SE Venezuela present
A genus with 7 species in S America, with the centre of distribution in SE Venezuela; 1 species in the Guianas.

Flowers

Flowers ;21
21. 004

Fruits

Fruit a capsule, , ;22
22. 005

Habit

Herbs or small shrubs, mostly branched.23
23. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences , dichasial panicles.24
24. 003

Leaves

Leaves sessile or petiolate, .25
25. 002