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Brachyloma
''Brachyloma'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Brachyloma'' are shrubs with more or less erect leaves and Plant reproductive morphology#Bisexual, bisexual flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils, the 5 petals fused to form a cylindrical or bell-shaped tube, the stamens sometimes enclosed in the petal tube. Description Plant in the genus ''Brachyloma'' are erect or spreading shrubs with Leaf#Divisions of the blade, simple, Sessility (botany), sessile or shortly Petiole (botany), petiolate leaves with more or less parallel or spreading veins on the lower surface. The flowers are bisexual and usually arranged singly in leaf axils, each flower with a bract at the base and Bract#bracteole, bracteoles grading to the size of the 5 sepals. The 5 petals are fused at the base to form a cylindrical to bulbous, bell-shaped tube with erect to curved-back lobes. The fruit is a drupe with a har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachyloma Preissii - Flickr - Jeans Photos
''Brachyloma'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Brachyloma'' are shrubs with more or less erect leaves and Plant reproductive morphology#Bisexual, bisexual flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils, the 5 petals fused to form a cylindrical or bell-shaped tube, the stamens sometimes enclosed in the petal tube. Description Plant in the genus ''Brachyloma'' are erect or spreading shrubs with Leaf#Divisions of the blade, simple, Sessility (botany), sessile or shortly Petiole (botany), petiolate leaves with more or less parallel or spreading veins on the lower surface. The flowers are bisexual and usually arranged singly in leaf axils, each flower with a bract at the base and Bract#bracteole, bracteoles grading to the size of the 5 sepals. The 5 petals are fused at the base to form a cylindrical to bulbous, bell-shaped tube with erect to curved-back lobes. The fruit is a drupe with a har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
