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2387.000 Mollugo
Description of the genus
Annual herbs. Stipules small or 0, often caducous. Leaves basal or in whorls on the stems, glabrous, entire. Inflorescence cymose, laxly dichasial or in the form of an umbel. Flowers bisexual, greenish or whitish, inconspicuous. Perianth segments 5, free. Stamens 3-5, rarely more. Ovary superior, of 3-5 united carpels, 3-5-locular. Fruit a loculicidal capsule. Seeds many, flattened. Worldwide: c. 35 species in tropical and warm areas Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cerviana (L.) Ser. var. cerviana | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| cerviana (L.) Ser. var. spathulifolia Fenzl | S | Description, Image |
| nudicaulis Lam. | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Mollugo:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: MollugoFlora of Caprivi: Mollugo
Flora of Malawi: Mollugo
Flora of Mozambique: Mollugo
Flora of Zambia: Mollugo
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MollugoBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mollugo
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mollugo
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mollugo
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mollugo
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mollugo
JSTOR Plant Science: Mollugo
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mollugo
Plants of the World Online: Mollugo
Tropicos: Mollugo
Wikipedia: Mollugo
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