Neobassia Explained

Neobassia is a genus of small shrubs in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae family, (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.^{[1] [2]} Species are endemic to Australia.

Description

Species have alternate, sessile leaves. Flowers are bisexual, solitary in the leaf axil. The perianth is 5-lobed with 5 stamens. The fruiting perianth is cylindrical, crustaceous to woody, with 5 spines arising from the base of the lobes, which distinguishes it from Sclerolaena. Pericarp membranous, seed vertical, testa membranous, embryo U-shaped, with an erect radicle, perisperm central.^{[3] [4]}

Species

Species include, according to Kew;^[5]

• Neobassia astrocarpa (F. Muell.) A.J. Scott
• Neobassia proceriflora (F. Muell.) A.J. Scott

Taxonomy

The genus name of Neobassia is in honour of Ferdinando Bassi (1710–1774), Italian botanist.^[6] It was first described and published in Feddes Repert. Vol.89 on page 117 in 1978.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neobassia. 2 May 2021. International Plant Name Index (IPNI).
2. Web site: Wilson. Paul G.. 2020. Neobassia. 3 May 2021. Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra.
3. Web site: Paczkowska. Grazyna. 18 October 1995. Neobassia astrocarpa (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott. Western Australian Herbarium.
4. Scott. A.J.. 1978. A revision of the Camphorosmoideae (Chenopodiaceae). Feddes Repertorium. 89. 2–3. 101–119. 10.1002/fedr.19780890202.
5. Web site: Neobassia A.J.Scott Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 1 November 2021 . en.
6. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.