Ofaiston Raf

83. Ofaiston Raf Ofaiston Raf., Fl, Tell. 3: 46 (1837) Annual plant. Leaves alternate. Flowers in narrow spiciform inflorescences, subtended by 2 carinate bracteoles; perianth lobes 3-5, free, the 3 outer ones with rudimentary wings; stamen l(-2); anthers with small appendages. Seeds vertical; embryo plano-spiral. One sp., O. mommdrum (Pallas) Moq., W and C Asia.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