8136.200 Oldenlandia L.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules with 1-several fimbriae. Leaves opposite. Flowers bisexual, heterostylous or isostylous, in terminal or axillary inflorescences, sometimes fasciculate or solitary at nodes. Calyx lobes 4 (in ours). Corolla lobes 4. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule subspherical to oblong, usually with a beak.

Derivation of name: after Hendrik Bernhard Oldenland, c. 1663-1699, German-born South African botanist.

Worldwide: 300 species in the tropics, especially in Africa.

Zambia: 23 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
affinis (Roem. & Schult.) DC. var. fugax (Vatke) Verdc.	B,N,C,S	Lp,Lk,W	Description, Image
angolensis K. Schum. var. angolensis	B,N,W	Nw,N,C,W	Description, Image
capensis L.f. var. capensis	B,W,E,S	Nw,E,S	Description, Image
capensis L.f. var. pleiosepala Bremek.	N,C,E	Nw,Lp,E	Description
corymbosa L. var. corymbosa [DD]	N,W,C,E,S	Cb,N,E	Description, Image
corymbosa L. var. caespitosa (Benth.) Verdc.	N,C,S	N,C,S	Description, Image
corymbosa L. var. linearis (DC.) Verdc.	B,W,S	Nw,S,W	Description
echinulosa K. Schum. var. echinulosa	N,W	Nw,N,C
echinulosa K. Schum. var. pellucida (Hiern) Verdc.	N,W	Nw,N
geophila Bremek. [VU]		Cb
goreensis (DC.) Summerh. var. goreensis	B,N,W,C	Cb,N,C,Lk,W	Description, Image
herbacea (L.) Roxb. var. herbacea	B,N,W,C,S	Cb,N,Lk,S,W	Description
herbacea (L.) Roxb. var. goetzii Bremek.	B,N,W,C,S	Nw,N,C,S	Description
herbacea (L.) Roxb.[Agg]	B,N,W,C,S	Cb,N,Lk,S,W	Description, Image
herbacea (L.) Roxb. var. papillosa (Chiov.) Bremek.	S	C	Description
lancifolia (Schumach.) DC. var. scabridula Bremek.	B,N,W,C,S	Nw,N,C	Description, Image
nematocaulis Bremek. var. nematocaulis	N	N
nematocaulis Bremek. var. pedicellata Verdc.		N
oxycoccoides Bremek.		N
robinsonii Verdc. [DD]		Nw
rosulata K. Schum. var. parviflora Bremek.	N	N,C,Lk
sp. A	S
sp. C [End]	N	N

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Flora of Botswana: Oldenlandia
Flora of Burundi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Caprivi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Malawi: Oldenlandia
Flora of Mozambique: Oldenlandia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oldenlandia

External websites:

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