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VELLA L.
Annual herb. Indumentum simple. Leaves 2-3-pinnatisect. Inflorescence of leaf-opposed racemes. Petals pale yellow. Fruit of 2 transverse segments: the lower ellipsoid, 2-locular, with 2 boat-shaped, 3-veined valves; the upper strongly flattened and sterile. Seeds 3-4 per loculus. Derivation of name: For Bartholomaeus Carrichter, physician to Emperor Maximilian II Worldwide: 1 species from Macaronesia to Iran and Europe Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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