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30. Halocharis Moq. in DC., Prodr. 13(2): 201. 1849; (p.p.) Boiss., Fl. Or. 4: 974. 1879; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 5: 19. 1886; Kom., Fl. URSS 6: 327. 1936; Hedge in Rech.f., Fl. Iran. 172: 330. 1997.
Annuals or low subshrubs, usually profusely hairy with mostly whorled branches. Leaves alternate, sessile, filiform, linear or ovate-triangular, usually terminating in divergent articulated bristles. Flowers perfect, axillary, with a pair of lateral bracteoles; perianth (4-) 5-merous, with a tuft of long hairs at base, the free segments unchanged in fruit; stamens with long filaments and oblong appendiculate anthers; style with 2 filiform stigmas. Fruit included, ovoid or orbicular, vertical, compressed, membranous, rugulose; seed exalbuminous with spiral embryo.
15 C & SW Asian species; represented by 4 species in Pakistan.
Shape of appendages and colour should be carefully examined and noted at the time of collection; this is a very important taxonomic character which cannot be properly described from dried specimens.
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Staminal vesicles stipitate; stipe 0.6 mm long; vesicle pink to violet. |
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4 H. clavata |
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Staminal vesicles sessile, or with an indistinct stipe of up to 0.1 mm; vesicle white, purplish to yellow. |
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Staminal vesicles triangular, distinctly acute, pale yellow. |
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1 H. hispida |
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Staminal vesicles oblong, obovate or elliptic to spherical, rose-purple or yellow. |
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Staminal vesicles yellow, oblong-elliptic to ± spherical. |
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3 H. sulphurea |
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Staminal vesicles pink to violet, ± spherical to obovoid. |
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2 H. violacea |
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