7616.000 Sopubia Buch-Ham. ex D. Don

Description of the genus

Hemiparasitic annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Leaves opposite or whorled or upper alternate, usually linear, entire or deeply pinnatifid. Inflorescence a terminal raceme or spike. Calyx 5-toothed, campanulate; the teeth white-woolly inside. Corolla with short tube and 5 spreading lobes. Stamens 4; anthers 2-thecous, one cell perfect, the other much smaller, sterile. Fruit a capsule. Seeds numerous.

Worldwide: 60 species occurring in the tropical Old World and South Africa

Zimbabwe: 10 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
angolensis Engl.	N,W,C,S
eminii Engl.	W,E,S	Description, Image
karaguensis Oliv. var. karaguensis	W	Description, Image
karaguensis Oliv. var. macrocalyx O. J. Hansen	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
mannii Skan[Agg]	N,W,C,E,S
mannii Skan var. mannii	W,C,E	Description, Image
mannii Skan var. tenuifolia (Engl. & Gilg) Hepper	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
parviflora Engl.	N,C,E
ramosa (Hochst.) Hochst.	N,C,E,S
simplex (Hochst.) Hochst.	N,W,C,E,S

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Flora of Botswana: Sopubia
Flora of Burundi: Sopubia
Flora of Caprivi: Sopubia
Flora of Malawi: Sopubia
Flora of Mozambique: Sopubia
Flora of Zambia: Sopubia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sopubia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sopubia
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Tropicos: Sopubia
Wikipedia: Sopubia