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Vahliaceae
Bridson, D.M. (1978) Vahliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, simple, entire. Flowers in axillary pairs, bisexual, actinomorphic. Calyx lobes 5. Petals 5, alternating with calyx lobes. Stamens 5, alternating with petals, attached to a disk. Anthers 2-thecous, dorsifixed. Ovary inferior, 1-locular. Styles 2, free. Ovules numerous. Fruit a capsule. Seeds minute. Comment: Included by some authorities in the Saxifragaceae. Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 4 taxa. |
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