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2395.010 Zaleya
Description of the genus
Usually prostrate, annual or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, entire. Stipules 0. Flowers in groups, axillary, ± sessile. Perianth with 5 lobes with a membranous margin and a mucro on the back just below the tip. Stamens 5, free. Ovary superior, consisting of 2 carpels, 2-locular with 2 ovules per loculus. Styles 2, free. Fruit a circumscissile, 4-seeded capsule, the lid splitting into 2 valves. Worldwide: 3 species in Africa, India and Australia. Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Botswana: ZaleyaFlora of Caprivi: Zaleya
Flora of Mozambique: Zaleya
Flora of Zambia: Zaleya
Flora of Zimbabwe: Zaleya
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): ZaleyaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Zaleya
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Zaleya
Wikipedia: Zaleya
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zaleya
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Zaleya
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