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Townsend, C.C. (1988) Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)
Annual or perennial herbs; rootstock slender to tuberous. Leaves opposite, petiolate or sessile, entire. Inflorescence spicate to capitate, elongating later or not; flowers solitary in the bracts, spreading or in one species becoming deflexed after flowering. Perianth segments 5, feebly to strongly 1–3 (5)-nerved, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, usually hairy. Bracteoles 2, c. half the length of the perianth or more. Ovary with a solitary pendulous ovule; fruiting wall very thin. Perianth falling with the ripe seed, accompanied by the bracteoles or not; bracts persistent, spreading or rarely deflexed. Worldwide: Species 12, in tropical Africa. Zambia: 8 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| carsonii (Baker) C.B. Clarke var. linearifolia Hauman | B,N,W,C | Nw,N,Lk,W | |
| carsonii (Baker) C.B. Clarke var. carsonii | N,W,S | Nw,Cb,N,S | |
| confusa C.C. Towns.[LR-lc] | W | Nw | |
| involucrata (Moq.) B.D. Jacks. | B,S | S,W | |
| ramulosa Hiern | W | Nw | |
| richardsiae Suess.[LR-lc] | N | Lp,N | |
| rubro-lutea (Lopr.) C.C. Towns. | B,N,W,C | Nw,N,C | Description, Image |
| welwitschii (Schinz) Hiern | B | Nw,W |
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