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7234.000 Scutellaria
Description of the genus
Perennial herb (in ours). Inflorescence racemose; bracts leaf-like, often smaller towards the apex of the inflorescence; whorls 2-flowered. Calyx pouch-shaped, 2-lipped; lips equal in length, entire, broad, rounded, the upper bearing a transverse protruding outgrowth and finally deciduous, the lower persistent. Corolla 2-lipped. Stamens 4, ascending under the upper lip. Nutlets tuberculate or variously sculptured. Worldwide: c. 350 species, cosmopolitan. Zambia: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| polyadena Briq. | N | N | |
| schweinfurthii Briq. subsp. paucifolia (Baker) A.J. Paton | N,W,C,S | Cb,Lp,N,Mc,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| violascens Gürke | N,C | N |
Other sources of information about Scutellaria:
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Flora of Burundi: ScutellariaFlora of Malawi: Scutellaria
Flora of Mozambique: Scutellaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Scutellaria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ScutellariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scutellaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scutellaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Scutellaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Scutellaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scutellaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Scutellaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scutellaria
Plants of the World Online: Scutellaria
Tropicos: Scutellaria
Wikipedia: Scutellaria
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