Hedbergia Molau

Philcox, D. (1990) Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2)

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, sometimes shrubby, erect to scrambling, branched below, becoming tufted, pubescent. Leaves opposite, sessile, crenate or serrate, decreasing in size above. Flowers solitary, axillary, shortly pedicellate, ebracteolate. Calyx 4-lobed; lobes straight. Corolla subrotate, 5-lobed. Fruit a capsule ovoid. Seeds numerous, white, longitudinally winged.

Worldwide: One species in tropical Africa.

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
abyssinica (Benth.) Molau	N	Description, Image

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Flora of Zambia: Hedbergia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hedbergia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hedbergia
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iNaturalist: Hedbergia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hedbergia
JSTOR Plant Science: Hedbergia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hedbergia
Plants of the World Online: Hedbergia
Tropicos: Hedbergia
Wikipedia: Hedbergia

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: Hedbergia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1982, retrieved 26 April 2024

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