Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Brassicales

Resedaceae - Mignonette family

Taylor, P. (1960) Resedaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Description of the family

Annual herb (in ours). Leaves alternate or fasciculate, simple to pinnatipartite. Stipules present, small. Inflorescence of terminal racemes. Flowers bisexual or rarely unisexual, usually zygomorphic. Calyx 6-lobed, accrescent. Petals 6, laciniate. Ovary superior, of 2-6 free or connate carpels. Fruit a capsule. Seeds numerous.

Worldwide: 6 genera and 80 species, Northern hemisphere, mostly Old World. (Our single species is an introduced plant).

Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Genus	Content
Reseda L.	Description

Other sources of information about Resedaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Resedaceae
Flora of Burundi: Resedaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Resedaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Resedaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Resedaceae

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Resedaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=193, retrieved 21 November 2024

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