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5. Kalidium Moquin-Tandon in Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 46, 146. 1849.
盐爪爪属 yan zhua zhua shu
Shrubs small, much branched; branches not jointed. Leaves alternate, terete or undeveloped, fleshy, basally decurrent. Inflorescence pedunculate, spicate. Flowers spirally arranged, (1 or)3 borne in axil of a fleshy bract, appearing sunken into fleshy rachis, without bractlets, bisexual. Perianth 4- or 5-lobed, spongy in fruit, flat on top surface. Stamens 2. Ovary ovoid; stigmas 2, papillate. Fruit a utricle, enclosed by perianth. Seed vertical, compressed; testa subleathery; embryo semi-annular; perisperm present.
Five species: C and SW Asia, SE Europe; five species in China.
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Leaves 4-10 mm; spikes 3-4 mm in diam. |
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1 K. foliatum |
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Leaves less than 3 mm or undeveloped; spikes 1.5-3 mm in diam. |
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Branchlets slender; flowers 1 per bract. |
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5 K. gracile |
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Branchlets stout; flowers 3 per bract. |
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Leaves developed, 1-3 mm, ovate, adaxially curved, apex acute. |
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2 K. cuspidatum |
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Leaves undeveloped, tuberculate, less than 1 mm, apex obtuse. |
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Plants 10-25 cm tall, branched from base; leaves of branchlets narrow and obconic at base. |
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3 K. schrenkianum |
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Plants 20-70 cm tall, branched from middle; leaves of branchlets sheathing at base. |
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4 K. caspicum |
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