DONATIA


Meaning of DONATIA in English

the only genus of the family Donatiaceae, of the bellflower order (Campanulales), containing two species of small cushion plants, native to Tasmania, New Zealand, and sub-Antarctic South America. The little plants form dense spirals of narrow, thick, leathery leaves. Donatia flowers, borne singly at the ends of short stems, have 5 to 7 sepals and 5 to 10 petals. The top-shaped fruits contain a few fleshy seeds.

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