3804.000 Zornia J.F. Gmel.

Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)

Description of the genus

Erect or prostrate, annual or perennial herbs. Stipules well-developed with a downwardly directed spur; stipels 0. Leaves digitately 2-or 4-foliolate. Inflorescence spicate, terminal or axillary. Bracts prominent, paired, resembling the stipules, ciliate, gland-dotted. Calyx hyaline, ciliate, 5-lobed. Corolla yellow or orange-yellow, often striped with purple. Stamens monadelphous. Pods sessile, 2-15-jointed, covered with numerous barbed spreading bristles.

Derivation of name: Named after Dr Johannes Zorn (1739-1799), a German pharmacist.

Worldwide: 86 species in warm areas of the world

Malawi: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
glochidiata C. Rchb. ex DC.N,C,SDescription, Image
pratensis Milne-Redh. subsp. pratensis var. pratensis C
pratensis Milne-Redh. subsp. pratensis var. glabrior Milne-Redh.N,C
setosa Baker f. subsp. setosa C

Other sources of information about Zornia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Zornia
Flora of Caprivi: Zornia
Flora of Mozambique: Zornia
Flora of Zambia: Zornia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Zornia

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Zornia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Zornia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Zornia
Wikipedia: Zornia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zornia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Zornia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Zornia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=743, retrieved 29 March 2023

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