Chimaphila

Umbels umbellata ( Chimaphila umbellata ssp. Occidentalis)

Umbellata ( Chimaphila ) is a genus of plants of the family Ericaceae ( Ericaceae ). It consists of five species, one of which is also native to Central Europe.

Description

Chimaphila are growing from rhizomes dwarf shrubs. Their leaves are apparently whorled, are leathery and serrated. The inflorescence is a raceme screen ( Corymbus ). Bracteoles absent, the bracts supporting the flower stalk.

The petals are non grow. The stamens are thin. The pen is short, at its outer end is a sleeve. The pollen grains form tetrads or polyads monads. The chromosome number is n = 13

Dissemination

The genus is found in the northern hemisphere in the boreal zone and the mid-latitudes, however, shines in the south to Guatemala and Hispaniola.

System

The genus was first described in 1814 by Frederick Traugott Pursh. It is the tribe Pyroleae assigned to the subfamily of Monotropoideae of the family Ericaceae ( Ericaceae ) and includes five species, including:

  • Umbels umbellata ( Chimaphila umbellata )
  • Chimaphila japonica
  • Chimaphila monticola

Evidence

  • P. F. Stevens et al.: Ericaceae. In: Klaus Kubitzki (ed.): The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants - Volume VI - Flowering Plants - Dicotyledons - Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales. Springer -Verlag, Berlin, 2004, pp. 167, ISBN 978-3-540-06512-8
Asterids Boreal ecosystem
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