Chenopodiaceae Author Kuehn, U. text 1993 Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg Editor Kubitzki, K. Editor Rohwer, J. G. Editor Bittrich, V. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2 253 281 http://un.availab.le book chapter 3540555099 35. Neobassia A. J. Scott Neobassia A.J. Scott , Feddes Repert. 89: 117 (1978) Shrubs. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, bisexual or pistillate; perianth 5-lobed, connate to just below the apex; fruiting perianth hardened, accrescent with 5 short, tepaline lobes or needle-like spines; stamens 5; stigmas 2. Pericarp membranous; seeds vertical; embryo subannular; radicle superior; perisperm abundant. Two spp., Australia.