Polanisia


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Related to Polanisia: Polanisia dodecandra, Polynesian
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Noun1.Polanisia - widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal lengthPolanisia - widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
caper family, Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae - a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
clammyweed, Polanisia dodecandra, Polanisia graveolens - strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
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In more extreme cases the nectary is one-sided (Capparaceae; Capparis, Euadenia, Cadaba; Kers, 2003), or the androecium is unequal (Cleomaceae; Cleome, Dactylaena, Polanisia; Endress, 1992).