Alchemilla sect. Geraniifoliae
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Alchemilla sect. Geraniifoliae is a section from the genus Lady's mantle ( Alchemilla )native to Africa.
features
They are dwarf shrubs with short, even internodes . The leaves are small with a short stem and green, serrated stipules . In the bud , the leaf primordium is surrounded by the sheath of the next older leaf, but the leaf blade is always outside its own leaf sheath.
The inflorescences are small. The outer calyx is almost the same size as the sepals . The goblet is hairy and slightly constricted at the top. There are one to two, rarely up to four carpels , which have a cephalic 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