Trianthema

Authority

Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

Family

Aizoaceae

Scientific Name

Trianthema

Description

Genus Description - Succulent prostrate herbs; branches appearing dichotomous. Leaves opposite (one of them smaller); stipules decurrent from petiole, forming a sheath around stem. Flowers solitary or in cymes; calyx funnel-shaped, sepals with a dorsal keel; stamens 5-10, usually of unequal length; ovary 1- or 2-celled. Fruit a membranous, circumscissile capsule; seeds lenticular-reniform and minute.

Distribution

A genus of 20 species, with only 1 occurring in the neotropics.

Saint John Virgin Islands of the United States South America|