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6971.000 Dichondra
Description of the genus
Small, prostrate perennial herbs. Leaves circular or reniform, cordate, petiolate. Flowers solitary, axillary; bracteoles 2, subulate. Sepals subequal, 5, ovate-spathulate, ± free. Corolla widely campanulate, deeply 5-lobed, hirsute outside. Stamens 5. Ovary deeply 2-lobed. Styles 2. Capsule 2-lobed; lobes indehiscent or irregularly 2-valved. Seeds subspherical, smooth. Worldwide: 9 species in tropical and warm areas. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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Flora of Burundi: DichondraFlora of Malawi: Dichondra
Flora of Mozambique: Dichondra
Flora of Zimbabwe: Dichondra
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DichondraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dichondra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dichondra
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dichondra
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iNaturalist: Dichondra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dichondra
JSTOR Plant Science: Dichondra
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dichondra
Plants of the World Online: Dichondra
Tropicos: Dichondra
Wikipedia: Dichondra
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