2317.000 Aerva Forssk.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Inflorescences consisting of axillary and terminal bracteate spikes, these densely white-woolly. Modified sterile flowers 0. Flowers bisexual or unisexual. Tepals 5 with membranous margins and a green centre, densely lanate on the back, deciduous with the seed. Stamens 5. Ovule 1. Stigmas 2. Capsule splitting irregularly.

Worldwide: 10 species in tropical and warm areas of the Old World

Malawi: 3 taxa.

Aerva leucura

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
javanica (Burm. f.) Juss. ex J.A. Schult.S
lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.N,SDescription, Image
leucura Moq.N,C,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Aerva:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Aerva
Flora of Caprivi: Aerva
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Aerva
Flora of Mozambique: Aerva
Flora of Zambia: Aerva
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aerva

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aerva
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aerva
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aerva
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aerva
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iNaturalist: Aerva
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aerva
JSTOR Plant Science: Aerva
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aerva
Plants of the World Online: Aerva
Tropicos: Aerva
Wikipedia: Aerva

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Aerva.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=531, retrieved 28 March 2024

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