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7519.000 Sutera
Hilliard, O.M. (1994) The Manuleae. A tribe of the Scrophulariaceae Edinburgh University Press
Description of the genus
Shrublets, suffrutices, perennial or annual herbs, glandular and sometimes aromatic. Leaves usually opposite, sometimes alternate above, simple or entire to deeply lobed. Inflorescence racemose; flowers usually solitary in axils, sometimes in small cymes or panicles. Calyx 2-lipped, sometimes obscurely so. Corolla tube funnel-shaped; throat glabrous; lobes spreading. Stamens 4, didynamous; anticous pair exserted, posticous included or exserted; posticous filaments not decurrent down corolla tube. Stigma very short (up to 2 mm, but often much shorter), minutely 2-fid. Fruit a septicidal capsule. Seeds pallid, grey-blue or amber-coloured with longitudinal rows of transversely elongated pits. Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| debilis Hutch. | W,C,E,S | Description |
| floribunda (Benth.) Hiern | ES | Description, Image |
| septentrionalis Hilliard[End] | N,C | Description |
Other sources of information about Sutera:
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Flora of Zambia: Sutera
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SuteraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sutera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sutera
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iNaturalist: Sutera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sutera
JSTOR Plant Science: Sutera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sutera
Plants of the World Online: Sutera
Tropicos: Sutera
Wikipedia: Sutera
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