Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.33.01
Cartonema spicatum
English: dayflower family.
Botany: Australia, Indonesia; non-succulent leaves; 11 species; inflorescence a cincinnus, also called scorpioid cymes, bears one flower; flowers bisexual, lack a stalk; ovary of three carpels with two or more ovules in each; fruit is a capsule opening with three valves; seeds are arranged in a single row within the capsule and show a small point-like scar where previously attached to the carpel; hilum is punctiform.