Alchemilla sect. Subcuneatifoliae
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Alchemilla sect. Subcuneatifoliae is a section from the genus Lady's mantle ( Alchemilla )nativeto Africa .
features
They are silky, hairy dwarf shrubs that usually form carpets and rarely reach a height of over two meters. Their internodes are regular and short. The branching is monopodial . The leaves are small, undivided to three-part, sessile, and with membranous, overgrown stipules . In the bud , the young leaf blade is surrounded by its own tute .
The inflorescences are small. The outer calyx is much smaller than the sepals . The goblet is slightly constricted at the top. There are one or two carpels with a heady scar .
Occurrence
The section is limited to the East African mountains near the equator.
supporting documents
- Alexander A. Notov, Tatyana V. Kusnetzova: Architectural units, axiality and their taxonomic implications in Alchemillinae . Wulfenia 11, 2004, pp. 85-130. ISSN 1561-882X
- Sigurd Fröhner: Alchemilla . In: Hans. J. Conert et al. a. (Ed.): Gustav Hegi. Illustrated flora of Central Europe. Volume 4 Part 2B: Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2 (3). Rosaceae 2 . Blackwell 1995, p. 16. ISBN 3-8263-2533-8 .