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3804.000 Zornia
Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)
Description of the genus
Erect or prostrate, annual or perennial herbs. Stipules well-developed with a downwardly directed spur; stipels 0. Leaves digitately 2-or 4-foliolate. Inflorescence spicate, terminal or axillary. Bracts prominent, paired, resembling the stipules, ciliate, gland-dotted. Calyx hyaline, ciliate, 5-lobed. Corolla yellow or orange-yellow, often striped with purple. Stamens monadelphous. Pods sessile, 2-15-jointed, covered with numerous barbed spreading bristles. Derivation of name: Named after Dr Johannes Zorn (1739-1799), a German pharmacist. Worldwide: 86 species in warm areas of the world Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis Pers. subsp. capensis | W,E,S | |
| glochidiata C. Rchb. ex DC. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| milneana Mohlenbr. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| pratensis Milne-Redh. subsp. pratensis var. pratensis | N |
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Flora of Zambia: Zornia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ZorniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Zornia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Zornia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Zornia
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iNaturalist: Zornia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zornia
JSTOR Plant Science: Zornia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Zornia
Plants of the World Online: Zornia
Tropicos: Zornia
Wikipedia: Zornia
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