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Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Shrubs or herbs. Leaves simple, entire, opposite or sometimes alternate, mostly with stellate indumentum. Inflorescences of cymes or flowers solitary. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 5, the outer 2 smaller, sometimes 0, the inner 3 larger, persistent. Petals 5, rarely 0, caducous. Stamens numerous. Ovary superior, 1-locular or falsely 5-10-locular. Style simple or 0. Fruit a loculicidally dehiscent capsule. Worldwide: 8 genera and 175 species in temperate and warm regions, especially Mediterranean area. Zimbabwe: 0 cultivated genera and 0 cultivated taxa. |
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