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1. Sciaphila Blume, Bijdr. 514. 1825.
喜荫草属 xi yin cao shu
Roots with hairs. Stems short, slender. Inflorescences racemose. Flowers unisexual or bisexual, pedicellate. Perianth segments 3-8(-10). Stamens 2, 3, or 6; filaments absent or very short; anthers 3- or 4-thecous; connectives not produced into appendages. Carpels numerous; style lateral or basal. Follicles opening by a longitudinal slit.
About 30 species: tropics and subtropics; five species in China.
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Plants with male and bisexual flowers |
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Plants without bisexual flowers, monoecious |
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Male flowers with 6 stamens; bisexual flowers with (3-)6 stamens. |
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1 S. tenella |
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Male and bisexual flowers with 3 stamens. |
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2 S. maculata |
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Style club-shaped; stems 0.6-1 mm in diam.. |
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3 S. secundiflora |
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Style awl-shaped; stems 0.3-0.5 mm in diam |
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Stems mostly not branched; pedicels 7-9 mm. |
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4 S. arfakiana |
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Stems branched; pedicels 2-4 mm. |
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5 S. ramosa |
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Lower Taxa
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