Morisia
GenusMorisia
Parent authorityJ.Gay
Speciesmonanthos
Authority(Viv.) Asch.
Synonyms
  • Morisea DC.
  • Monanthemum Scheele
  • Erucaria hypogaea Viv.
  • Monanthemum acaule Scheele
  • Morisia acaulis J.Gay
  • Morisia hypogaea (Viv.) J.Gay ex Colla
  • Rapistrum hypogaeum (Viv.) Duby
  • Sisymbrium monanthos Viv. (1824) (basionym)

Morisia is a monotypic genus of ornamental plant in the family Brassicaceae.[1] Its only species is Morisia monanthos, also called M. hypogaea. It is a perennial native to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia.[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Euro+Med Plantbase Project". ww2.bgbm.org. Retrieved 2018-03-23.