Euploca Nutt.

Wunderlin, R.P., Hansen, B.F. & Franck, A.R. (2018) Flora of Florida. Volume 5. University Press of Florida

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, simple, pinnate-veined, without stipules. Flowers in terminal or axillary scorpioid cymes, actinomorphic, bracteate; sepals 5, basally connate; petals 5, basally connate. Fruit four 1-seeded nutlets.

Worldwide: 168 species in North America, Tropical America, Africa, Madagascar, Tropical Asia and Australia.

Zambia: 3 taxa.

Euploca katangensis

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
katangensis (Gürke ex De Wild.) E.L.A.N.Simons & WieringaB,N,W,C,SLk,WDescription, Image
ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & HilgerB,N,W,C,E,SLkDescription, Image
strigosa (Willd.) Diane & HilgerCLkDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Euploca:

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Flora of Botswana: Euploca
Flora of Burundi: Euploca
Flora of Caprivi: Euploca
Flora of Malawi: Euploca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Euploca

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Euploca.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2556, retrieved 24 November 2024

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