Biology:Fumaria abyssinica

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Short description: Species of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae

Fumaria abyssinica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Fumaria
Species:
F. abyssinica
Binomial name
Fumaria abyssinica
Hammar (1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Fumaria australis Pugsley

Fumaria abyssinica is an herbaceous annual plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[2] It grows in upland rainforest and bamboo forest, and has become a weed in local farms.

Description

Plants have stems to 60 cm long and sometimes climb. The leaves are pinnatisect. Its inflorescences consists of 10-20 pedicels bearing 5-6 mm long, ovate-acuminate pink flowers with purple petal tips.[3]

References

  1. "Fumaria abyssinica Hammar". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2815245. Retrieved 22 February 2022. 
  2. "Fumaria abyssinica". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672849-1. Retrieved 22 February 2022. 
  3. M. Thulin (1995). Flora of Somalia, vol 1-4. JSTOR. ISBN 0947643885. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15333789 entry