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7909.000 Nelsonia
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Description of the genus
Prostrate herb, rooting at the nodes, softly villous. Inflorescence a terminal spike, with closely overlapping bracts. Calyx zygomorphic; lobes 4, free almost to base; adaxial and abaxial lobes large, the adaxial often 2-fid; lateral lobes small. Corolla 2-lipped; lobes 5. Fertile stamens 2; anthers 2-thecous. Ovary with 8-10 ovules per loculus. Capsule oblong, slightly beaked. Seeds not borne on retinacula, with hygroscopic glochidiate hairs all over surface. Worldwide: 1 species in the Old World tropics Malawi: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| canescens (Lam.) Spreng. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| gracilis Vollesen | N | |
| smithii Oerst. | N |
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): NelsoniaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Nelsonia
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Wikipedia: Nelsonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Nelsonia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Nelsonia
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