Eokochia
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{{Short description|Rare plant genus in the amaranth family}} |
{{Short description|Rare plant genus in the amaranth family}} |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Eokochia saxicola'' is a [[subshrub]] with some [[lignin]] in its stems and quite [[succulent]] leaves that are nearly [[terete]], round in cross section.{{sfn|Kadereit|Freitag|2011|p=72}} The structure of the leaf is unusual with a central vascular bundle and two complex side bundles in a single plane.{{sfn|Kadereit|Freitag|2011|pp=68, 72}} |
''Eokochia saxicola'' is a [[subshrub]] with some [[lignin]] in its stems and quite [[succulent]] leaves that are nearly [[terete]], round in cross section.{{sfn|Kadereit|Freitag|2011|p=72}} The structure of the leaf is unusual with a central vascular bundle and two complex side bundles in a single plane.{{sfn|Kadereit|Freitag|2011|pp=68, 72}} The twisted main stems can reach lengths of {{Convert|15|to(-)|30|cm|sp=us}} and hang downwards from the rock faces. The stems are gray-green with groves along their length. The leaves generally curve towards branch tips and measure 6–25 millimeters long, though usually not longer than 12 mm, with a diameter of about 1 mm.{{sfn|Pignatti|1982|p=171}} |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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* {{Cite book |last1=Burkhardt |first1=Lotte |date=2018 |title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition |language=de |volume=I |location=Berlin |publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin |doi=10.3372/epolist2018 |doi-access=free |isbn=978-3-946292-26-5}} |
* {{Cite book |last1=Burkhardt |first1=Lotte |date=2018 |title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition |language=de |volume=I |location=Berlin |publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin |doi=10.3372/epolist2018 |doi-access=free |isbn=978-3-946292-26-5}} |
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* {{Cite book |last1=Pignatti |first1=Sandro |author-link1=Sandro Pignatti |date=1982 |title=Flora d'Italia |url=https://archive.org/details/pignatti-sandro-flora-d-italia-1 |language=it |volume=I |edition=First |location=Bologna, Italy |publisher=Edagricole |oclc=9335851 |access-date=19 April 2026}} |
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