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8156.000 Otomeria
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules fimbriate. Leaves opposite. Flowers in cymose heads, bisexual, mono- or di-morphic, developing in fruit into a long simple spike. Calyx: tube ovoid or elongate-oblong; lobes unequal, 5, 1-3 foliaceous and large. Corolla: tube long and narrow; lobes (in ours) ovate to circular, narrowing near base. Capsule oblong, flattened, ribbed. Seeds, small, reticulate. Worldwide: 8 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| elatior (A. Rich. ex DC.) Verdc. | N,W,C,E | Nw,N,E,C,Lk | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Otomeria:
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Flora of Burundi: OtomeriaFlora of Malawi: Otomeria
Flora of Mozambique: Otomeria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Otomeria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OtomeriaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Otomeria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Otomeria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Otomeria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Otomeria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Otomeria
JSTOR Plant Science: Otomeria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Otomeria
Plants of the World Online: Otomeria
Tropicos: Otomeria
Wikipedia: Otomeria
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