| 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 |
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. Species are endemic——to Australia.
Description※
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.
Species※
Species include, according to Kew;
- Neobassia astrocarpa (F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
- Neobassia proceriflora (F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
Taxonomy※
The genus name of Neobassia is in honour of Ferdinando Bassi (1710–1774), Italian botanist. It was first described. And published in Feddes Repert. Vol.89 on page 117 in 1978.
References※
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
