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Hemiparasitic herbs or subshrubs, turning black on drying. Leaves mainly opposite, entire, pinnatisect or 2-pinnatisect, ± sessile. Flowers in terminal spikes or solitary and axillary. Bracts leaf-like. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Corolla 5-lobed, salver-shaped; limb 2-lipped with the 2 upper lobes united and smaller than the lower. Stamens 4. Anthers strictly with 1 theca. Fruit a capsule or berry. Worldwide: 15 species, occurring from East Africa southwards to South Africa Malawi: 3 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
adonense E. Mey. ex Benth. subsp. adonense | N,C,S | Description, Image |
recurvum (Oliv.) Engl. | N | |
tubulosum (L.f.) Engl. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
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