KICKXIADumort. - CANCERWORT
Scientific Description:
Prostrate annual or perennial herbs. Distinguished from Linaria L. by shortly petiolate leaves, at least middle and/or upper ones hastate or sagittate at base, pinnately veined; flowers borne singly in axils of upper (often smaller) leaves; capsule dehiscing (in Türkiye) by 2 large circular lids that fall off (opercula, comprising most of the carpel valves); seeds ellipsoid, alveolate or tuberculate.
Reference:
Davis PH & Shepherd GJ (1978). Kickxia Dumort., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 674.
Public Description:
Kickxia, is a genus of annual or perennial herbs, commonly known as “cancerwort” or “fluellins”, and is navite to Türkiye and Europe. There are 10 species in the world and 4 species (8 taxa) in Türkiye.
References:
Anonymous (2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickxia/,Accessed date: 17.09.2016.
Uzunhisarcıklı M E (2012) Kickxia Dumort., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 673.
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