6142.000 Daucus L.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Biennial herbs; stem solitary, erect. Leaves basal, petiolate; pinnately decompound, upper leaves reduced, becoming sessile wholly sheathing. Inflorescence umbel, terminal and axillary, loosely compound; bracts numerous, usually reflexed; bracteols numerous. Flowers with calyx teeth obsolete to conspicuous; petals white or yellow, with an inflexed apex. Fruit ellipsoid, dorsally compressed; primary ribs bristly, secondary ribs winged. Seeds shallowly concave.

Worldwide: c. 30 species in Europe, Mediterranean, Asia, tropical Africa, Australia and New Zealand and America

Burundi: 2 taxa.

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Species		Content
incognitus (C.Norman) Spalik, Reduron & Banasiak
melananthus (Hochst.) Reduron, Spalik & Banasiak

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Daucus
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