Neobassia is a genus of small shrubs in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae family, (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.[1][2] Species are endemic to Australia.[3]
| Neobassia | |
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| Neobassia astrocarpa fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Camphorosmoideae |
| Tribe: | Camphorosmeae |
| Genus: | Neobassia A.J.Scott |
Description edit
Species have alternate, sessile leaves. Flowers are bisexual, solitary in the leaf axil. The perianth is 5-lobed with 5 stamens. The fruiting perianth is cylindrical, crustaceous to woody, with 5 spines arising from the base of the lobes, which distinguishes it from Sclerolaena. Pericarp membranous, seed vertical, testa membranous, embryo U-shaped, with an erect radicle, perisperm central.[4][5]
Species edit
Species include, according to Kew;[3]
- Neobassia astrocarpa (F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
- Neobassia proceriflora (F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
Taxonomy edit
The genus name of Neobassia is in honour of Ferdinando Bassi (1710–1774), Italian botanist.[6] It was first described and published in Feddes Repert. Vol.89 on page 117 in 1978.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Neobassia". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Paul G. (2020). "Neobassia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Neobassia A.J.Scott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna (18 October 1995). "Neobassia astrocarpa (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott". Western Australian Herbarium.
- ^ Scott, A.J. (1978). "A revision of the Camphorosmoideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Feddes Repertorium. 89 (2–3): 101–119. doi:10.1002/fedr.19780890202.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
