Symphyandra
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| Symphyandra | |
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| Symhyandra hofmannii | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Symphyandra A.DC. |
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Symphyandra is a genus of 10-12 species of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, mainly native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean region in Asia Minor, the Balkans, and Crete, but with one species in eastern Asia in Korea. The genus is closely related to Campanula, but has connate anthers (fused or joined in the same whorl), while Campanula species have separated anthers. They are mostly biennial (monocarpic) to short lived perennials. They have fleshy roots, with the leaves in a basal rosette, and alternately up the flowering stems. The basal leaves are commonly heart-shaped with toothed margins and covered with short hairs and have long petioles. The flowers are produced in racemes, corymbs or panicles, flowering throughout the summer; they are nodding, tubular bell shaped, coloured white or blue.
- Species
- Symphyandra armena
- Symphyandra asiatica
- Symphyandra cretica
- Symphyandra daralaghezica
- Symphyandra finitima
- Symphyandra hofmannii
- Symphyandra lazica
- Symphyandra lezgina
- Symphyandra odontosepala
- Symphyandra ossetica
- Symphyandra pendula
- Symphyandra repens
- Symphyandra transcaucasica
- Symphyandra wanneri
- Symphyandra zangezura
