Trithuria sect. Hamannia


Trithuria sect. Hamannia is a section within the genus Trithuria native to Australia and India.

Description

The dehiscent, elliptical, apocarpous, monomerous follicle fruit has three longitudinal pericarp ribs. The fruit does not have papillae, doesn't have distinct epicuticular wax deposits, and the apex does not have thickened endocarp cells. The fruit apex also does not have a distinct beak. The fruit splits into three parts along the longitudinal ribs. The smooth seed has a thick cuticle. The sheathless cotyledon is strongly reduced.

Taxonomy

It was described by Dmitry Dmitrievich Sokoloff, William J. D. Iles, Paula J. Rudall, and Sean W. Graham in 2012 with Trithuria lanterna as the type species.

Species

It has three species:

Etymology

The section name Hamannia honours Ulrich Hamann who worked on and described the family Hydatellaceae.

Distribution

Its species occur in India and Australia.

Phylogeny

Trithuria sect. Hamannia split from Trithuria sect. Altofinia about 6 million years ago in the Upper Miocene.