6781.000 Margaretta Oliv.

Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria

Description of the genus

Herbaceous perennial. Rootstock tuberous. Leaves opposite, subsessile. Inflorescence of terminal and lateral umbels. Corolla deeply 5-lobed. Corona 5-lobed, petal-like, more conspicuous than the corolla, with 2-3 lobes in the claw. Follicles in pairs, fusiform, beaked, pubescent.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa with 8 subspecies.

Malawi: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
rosea Oliv. subsp. orbicularis (N.E. Br) Goyder	N,C	Description
rosea Oliv. subsp. whytei (K. Schum.) M. Mwanyambo	S	Description, Image

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