7928.000 Mellera S. Moore

Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs or soft shrubs. Leaves dentate. Inflorescences axillary or terminal spike-like cymes. Bracteoles 2, linear, as long as calyx. Calyx divided almost to base into 5 linear lobes. Corolla distinctly 2-lipped. Fertile stamens 4, exserted. Style 1, filiform. Capsule with 3 or more seeds per loculus, the seeds borne on retinacula.

Worldwide: 4-5 species in tropical Africa

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
lobulata S. Moore	E	Description, Image
nyassana S. Moore[DD]	N,C	Description, Image
submutica C.B. Clarke[DD]	E	Description

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Flora of Burundi: Mellera
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Flora of Malawi: Mellera
Flora of Mozambique: Mellera
Flora of Rwanda: Mellera
Flora of Zambia: Mellera

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mellera
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mellera
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