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7191.010 Rotheca
Fernandes, R.B. & Verdcourt, B. (2000) Rotheca (Lamiacae) Revived: More New Combinations Kew Bulletin 55(1) 147-154
Description of the genus
Suffrutices, shrubs or small trees. Leaves usualy in whorls. Inflorescence a usually lax cyme. Calyx often red or purple, lobed to half its length or less, with 4-6 lobes. Flower bud markedly asymmetric; corolla expanding abruptly on lower side only; anterior corolla lobe frequently much larger than the other 4. Corolla pale to deep blue, occasionally white or yellow. Anthers usually basifixed. Stigma lobes frequently unequal. Fruit a 4-lobed or -furrowed drupe with 4 pyrenes. Worldwide: c. 35 species in tropical and southern Africa |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| amplifolia (S. Moore) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| cyanea (R. Fern) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| hirsuta (Hochst.) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| myricoides (Hochst.) D.A. Steane & Mabb. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| reflexa (H. Pearson) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C | |
| teaguei (Hutch.) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| verdcourtii (R. Fern.) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| wildii (Moldenke) R. Fern. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Rotheca:
Flora of Mozambique: RothecaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Rotheca
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Rotheca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rotheca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rotheca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rotheca
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