Wooton's sandpuffs

Description

Tripterocalyx , is a monotypic genus of herbaceous plantsbelonging to the family Nyctaginaceae . Its only species : Tripterocalyx wootonii is native to Mexico .The stems are often reddish, at least in the nodes, short glandular-pubescent, viscose. Leaves: petiole 1-6.5 cm; ovate to elliptic-oblong blade, 1.5-8 � 0.5-5 cm, entire margins, often wavy, often scabro-ciliate; surfaces glabrous or glandular-puberulent, somewhat glaucous abaxially. Inflorescences with 10-25 flowers; bracts linear-lanceolate to ovate, 5-14 x 1.5-5 mm, paper-like, often base attenuate, the ciliated margins short glandular, glabrous.