Didymanthus Endl.

34. Didymanthus Endl. Didymanthus Endl., Nov, Stirp. Decades: 7 (1839) Small shrub. Flowers bisexual or pistillate, paired in the leaf axils and jointed at base; perianth subglobular, connate; fruiting perianth hardened, with 5 scarious, lobed, tepaline wings; stamens 3-5; stigmas 2. Pericarp membranous; seeds vertical; embryo subannular; radicle pointing upwards. One sp., D. roei Endl., Australia.Published as part of Kuehn, U., 1993, Chenopodiaceae, pp. 253-281 in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2, Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer-Verlag on page 27