Talinella
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Talinella is a genus of plants of the Talinaceae familywithin the order of the carnation-like (Caryophyllales).
description
They are deciduous shrubs with long and overhanging branches. The upright, bald or warty-haired shoots arise from a bulbous rhizome ( caudex ). The short-stalked leaves are arranged alternately and usually have a thickened central rib underneath. The flowers appear on racemose panicles at the end of the shoot or in terminal panicles at the end of short shoots. The inflorescence consists of two slightly fleshy sepals and 2 to 5 white, pink or red petals . The ovary is chambered during flowering. This is a unique and therefore generic feature. The non-tearing, green to reddish berry fruits contain up to ten, glossy black and up to 1 mm large seeds.
distribution
The species of the genus are common throughout Madagascar , with the exception of the humid forests on the east coast.
Systematics
Synonyms for Talinella are: Sabouraea Leandri . The type species of the genus is Talinella boiviniana . The genus was named for its similarity to the genus Talinum , although the diminutive does not apply, as the plants in the genus Talinella are much larger than those of the genus Talinum .
The genus contains the following species:
- Talinella albidiflora Appleq.
- Talinella ankaranensis Appleq.
- Talinella boiviniana Baill.
- Talinella bosseri Appleq.
- Talinella dauphinensis Scott-Elliot
- Talinella grevei Danguy
- Talinella humbertii Appleq.
- Talinella latifolia Appleq.
- Talinella microphylla Eggli
- Talinella pachypoda Eggli
- Talinella tsitondroinensis Appleq.
- Talinella xerophila Appleq.
swell
- Urs Eggli: Talinella . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon . tape 2 dicotyledons (dicotyledons). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , p. 454 .
