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7934.000 Petalidium
Description of the genus
Small shrubs or procumbent, perennial herbs. Leaves varying from ovate to linear. Inflorescence of axillary cymes with few to many flowers; bracteoles large and conspicuous, often leathery and reticulately veined, enclosing the calyx and corolla tube. Calyx divided almost to the base; lobes 5. Corolla with 5 spreading subequal lobes; palate prominently transversely ribbed. Fruit a capsule, flattened, with a thickened apical 'knob'. Worldwide: 35 species in tropical and South Africa, the western Himalayas and western India. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aromaticum Oberm. var. aromaticum [NrEnd?] | S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Petalidium:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: PetalidiumFlora of Mozambique: Petalidium
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Petalidium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PetalidiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Petalidium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Petalidium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Petalidium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Petalidium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Petalidium
JSTOR Plant Science: Petalidium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Petalidium
Plants of the World Online: Petalidium
Tropicos: Petalidium
Wikipedia: Petalidium
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