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Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Herbs, annual or perennial; stems usually slender, diffuse or erect, sometimes rigid. Leaves opposite or rosulate at the base, upper ones sometimes alternate, variously shaped, margins variously dentate; upper leaves often somewhat different. Flowers solitary, axillary or in terminal racemes. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla usually tubular, tube very short. Fruit a capsule. Seeds many, brown, usually curved. Worldwide: About 60 species in southern Africa. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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