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Sesuvium Linn., Syst. ed. Nat. 10. 1058. 1759. C.B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 659. 1876; D.A. Webb in Tutin et at, Fl. Eur. 1: 112. 1964.
Annual branched herbs with opposite leaves. Petals absent. Stamens 5 to many. Ovary 3-5 locular, superior. Stigmas 5. Seeds many, reniform. Capsule 3-5 locular, dehiscence circumscissile.
A genus of 8 species; usually halophytes found along tropical and sub-tropical coasts; India, W. Pakistan and Malaya. Represented here by 1 species.
Lower Taxon
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